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World Service,22 May 2006,27 mins

The Cost Of Software Piracy

Digital Planet

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Computer software piracy, artificial intelligence and art meets IT. It is estimated 30 per cent of all software used it pirated, with proceeds going to organised crime, so what is being done to prevent counterfeit versions. A look at robotics on the anniversary of the first use of the word 'robot'. Also a look at how machines are creating music using torn leaflets.

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