According to a recent survey by PC World Business (PCWB) nearly half of all SMEs in Britain are lacking any form of software licensing policy and most are unaware of the legal obligations of having software licenses.

In May this year the Director General of The Federation, John Lovelock, took part in nine challenging interviews with local radio stations throughout the UK and Ireland.

In these interviews John discusses;

• Piracy rates in the UK.
• Why this is not a victimless crime
• The effect on the economy and the creative industries.
• What companies can do to help
• Director's liability
• Compliance is a legal requirement, not a 'nice to have'.
• Internet misuse
• Actions taken against 150 file sharers as a result of investigations codenamed Tracker 1 and 2
• Dangers of downloading illegal software.

Click on the following links to hear the actual interviews (MP3 format);

• Beat 102 - Southern Ireland
  Interview with Niall Power
  Download
• Manx Radio - Isle of Man
  Interview with Beth Espey
  Download
• Heart 106 - Midlands
  Interview with Nick Wilson
  Download
• BBC Three Counties Radio - Herts, Beds, Bucks
  Interview with Stephen Rhodes
  Download
• Q101.2 - Omagh and Fermanagh
  Interview with Brian Gallagher
  Download
• Touch 107.6 - Banbury
  Interview with Chris Nash
  Download
• Kismat - London
  Interview with Sandy Khanna
  Download
• Phoenix News Network
  Interview with Dave Perfect
  Download

State of Software Licensing Compliance & Piracy/b>
29th July, London.