The Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) has urged the federal government to amend measures designed to combat software piracy by shifting the burden of proof from the software companies themselves, and increasing the powers available to the police and customs services.
According to reports in the national media last week, the BSAA announced that it was seeking changes to the legislation which obliges copyright holders to prove their ownership of an item.
The organisation also called for the introduction of statutory damages for companies which breach Australian copyright laws, revealing that although it has taken successful legal action against 40 companies over the past two years, the maximum amount of damages awarded in any of those cases was around AU$9,500.
'The enforcement system is breaking down,' BSAA Chairman. Jim Macnamara observed last week.
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