For sure, the biggest issue that all software/gaming/music industries are facing nowadays is Piracy.This evil not only affects the industry's revenue, but also affects a particular Nation's economy.

According to a survey conducted in India, it is estimated that, stopping Piracy of software, games & Music, will generate a whole lot of job opportunities and hence greatly contributes to country's economy.

Piracy can be done in the following ways:

1. Using Operating System with same Serial/License Key on various PCs. This is particular with all releases of Microsoft Windows.

2. Using Commercial Software in various PCs, just by cracking it by Keygen (Key Generator) or by using a Patch to its .exe file.

3. By sharing of contents over P2P (Peer to Peer) or Torrents or other file sharing networks/websites.

The consequences of using pirated software/games/music are as follows:

1. Tremendous increase in Virus, Worms, Spywares and Hackers attack.

2. No/less supports for the pirated software. These supports may include critical updates, free of cost help and last but not the least free/low cost up gradation to the next version.

Benefits of using Genuine Software:

1. All sorts of critical updates are readily available, this will result in decrease of Virus, Worms, Spywares and Hackers attack to a great extent.

2. 24 x 7 support.

3. Free/low cost up gradation to the next version.

Now, the thing that comes to our mind is that "Who will spend thousands of bucks, when all software is available without spending a single penny?"

Here comes the answer: After reading the brickbats of using pirated software, if still this question arises in your mind, than think what you are psychologically.

The best way to stop Piracy completely is to switch to Open-Source & Freewares.

There are many distros of Linux available in the market that are free of cost and integrates all sort of necessary software. One of them I personally like is Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com).

Sometimes free shipping is also provided for some of these distros. Just register on their website and they will send you OS CD/DVD for free. If free shipping is not possible, than simply borrow any Linux distro from your friends or nearest library. But check whether the distro you are opting is Open-source or not!

Regarding Freewares: Sometimes it happens that a particular Freeware is many a times better than its commercial version or similar products in the market.

The best way to get a huge list of Freewares: Just subscribe to a newsletter from TechSupportAlert (http://www.techsupportalert.com) and all your worries are gone. The newsletter features the latest softwares which are free and of course, the best of all.

So, just switch to Open-Source and Freewares, and feel the difference.

Encourage your friends, near and dear ones to stop using pirated products. And, if your needs are not fulfilled by Open-Source and Freewares, just buy a Genuine Version of the product and fully agree to its license agreement.

So, let's hope for a Pirate Free World.