Federation Against Software Theft Limited

(body, legal)(FAST) A non-profitmaking organisation, formedin 1984 by the software industry with the aim of eradicatingsoftware theft in the UK. FAST was the world's firstanti-piracy organisation to work to protect the intellectualproperty rights of software publishers. Initiallyconcentrating on lobbying parliament to revise Copyright law,FAST also prosecutes organisations and individuals forsoftware theft on behalf of its members and publicises thelegal penalties and security risks.

FAST Corporate Services Limited runs the FAST Standard forSoftware Compliance (FSSC-1:2004). This was developed incollaboration with the British Standards Institution as anindependent standard of excellence in software compliance.

In 1995 FAST proposed to merge with the Business Software Alliance created by Microsoft and which has a world-wideinfluence. However, the talks fell through and in 1996,Novell and Adobe Systems, Inc. defected to BSA.

Through its activities, and the FAST programme, over ?1.25m ofsoftware was purchased in the UK in 2003 and 2004 with over?5.5m during the last five years.

FAST Home.

E-mail: .

Address: York House, 18 York Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL61SF.

Telephone: +44 (1628) 622 121

单词	federation against software theft limited
释义	Federation Against Software Theft Limited Federation Against Software Theft Limited (body, legal)(FAST) A non-profitmaking organisation, formedin 1984 by the software industry with the aim of eradicatingsoftware theft in the UK. FAST was the world's firstanti-piracy organisation to work to protect the intellectualproperty rights of software publishers. Initiallyconcentrating on lobbying parliament to revise Copyright law,FAST also prosecutes organisations and individuals forsoftware theft on behalf of its members and publicises thelegal penalties and security risks. FAST Corporate Services Limited runs the FAST Standard forSoftware Compliance (FSSC-1:2004). This was developed incollaboration with the British Standards Institution as anindependent standard of excellence in software compliance. In 1995 FAST proposed to merge with the Business Software Alliance created by Microsoft and which has a world-wideinfluence. However, the talks fell through and in 1996,Novell and Adobe Systems, Inc. defected to BSA. Through its activities, and the FAST programme, over ?1.25m ofsoftware was purchased in the UK in 2003 and 2004 with over?5.5m during the last five years. FAST Home. E-mail: . Address: York House, 18 York Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL61SF. Telephone: +44 (1628) 622 121
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