The article focuses on strategies to combat global piracy in the computer software industry. The specter of piracy haunts the U.S. software industry and other digital mediums as it diminishes revenues and retards investment in research and development. Software has the distinctive characteristic of digital goods, it is expensive to produce for the first copy, and inexpensive to reproduce and distribute for subsequent copies. Several groups in the industry such as the Business Software Alliance have spearheaded the campaign against global software piracy. The article induces that there can be decrease in piracy with the increase of the gross national product. The key problem is that prices are set at the U.S. levels, which are significantly higher than individuals in most countries can afford. Focusing purely on enforcing intellectual property rights will have limited success in combating piracy. In the fight against piracy, the legislative and educational weapons may win a few battles, but the overall war against piracy cannot be won without addressing the current draconian pricing policies. INSET: Guide to USTR Actions.