Software piracy rate was down from 26% in 2005 to 24% in 2006, software products piracy rate, including computer software and embedded software, fell from 40% in 2005 to 36% in 2006; and piracy rate relevant to computer software dropped from 57% in 2005 to 53% in 2006, according to a conference to release the "2006 China Software Piracy Rate Survey Report" held by the State Intellectual Property Office on Monday, or May 14.
By People's Daily Online