60% of the population of Chile believes that intellectual property rights should be protected. This is the outcome of a research done by Ipsos for the Business Software Alliance (BSA), who studied the views of computer users about intellectual property rights. This outcome is quite remarkable, as simultaneously 36% of these users find it correct to download internet programs without paying for it. Furthermore the results show the Chileans like to buy one original software license and install in onto many computers, which is illegal.

As you might have also read on Future of Copyright, the amount of pirated software is increasing worldwide. This is mainly due to more people using computers in emerging countries such as China, India and Brazil. Globally, in 2009, 43% of software in use were illegal copies. However, in Chile the main problems seem to be that the Chileans do not understand how to acquire legal software and are unaware that each license may only be installed in one computer. Now, the BSA representative Rodrigo Bulnes wants the private sector and the authorities to double their effort in raising awareness about the risks of piracy and the benefits of acquiring legal software. I think this is a good goal to achieve. 

Reference: Business News Americas