October 21 - Anti-Piracy Day

"Even PIRATES, before they attack another ship, hoist a Black flag"

Global Anti-Piracy Day, October 21st of 2008, is a simultaneous launch of education initiatives and enforcement actions in 48 countries across 5 continents to combat the sophisticated, illegal trade of pirated and counterfeit software. In what we could be seen as the anti-thesis of 'speak like a pirate' day, the aim is to raise awareness of the damage to software innovation.

Microsoft claims that "software piracy and counterfeiting cost the U.S. economy more than
$8 billion US in 2007 — roughly the equivalent of paying for the entire
National School Lunch Program"

Lets educate ourselves about innovation and the high costs of piracy.