Rewards Doubled for Reporting Software Pirates in U.K.

The Business Software Alliance is doubling the maximum reward it will pay to individuals who report companies that are using pirated software. The BSA -- a trade group supported by Microsoft, Adobe Systems and other major software makers to enforce software licenses and copyrights -- announced that it is raising the ceiling on payments to U.K. whistle-blowers to $37,000 (20,000 pounds) for reports received during November and December this year.