At least 1,000 companies are being monitored for potential software copyright infringement by the Thai police in a nationwide drive to reduce license violations by corporate end-users.
Officers from the Economic and Cyber Crime Division said the 1,000 investigations are being conducted based on information suggesting companies have violated the Thai Copyright Act. This information has come from a collection of tips, some anonymous, typically from sources within the targeted companies.
Leads are also being shared by the Business Software Alliance, which runs a toll-free hotline number and a website for informants to report the use of pirated and unlicensed software in businesses.Other software developers also provide police officials with leads and tips about potential offenders.
Police then review and verify any evidence received. If they believe they have a case, police officials then obtain search warrants and conduct raids of company premises.
"Business organisations will have to ensure that they are compliant with the Thai Copyright Act," said Police Colonel Sarayuth Pooltanya, deputy commander of the Economic and Cyber Crime Divi-sion (ECD).
"On October 26 we will begin raiding companies based on our information about software piracy taking place."
August marked one of the ECD's most successful months, with 15 raids netting 54.5 million baht worth of bootleg software. Raided companies came from a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, real estate, automotive,shipping, design and engineering.
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