All it would do is increase profits for the software sellers, writing software is an up front cost that has already been accounted for... Additional sales would require virtually no additional resources on the part of the software companies and they certainly wouldn't go about hiring more staff.
On the other hand that extra profit has to come from somewhere, which will mean individuals and other companies having to spend more on software, leaving them less money to spend on other things such as staff.
If anything it would reduce jobs, and the impact on tax revenue is highly questionable too.
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WTF?
How would a reduction in piracy "create jobs"?
All it would do is increase profits for the software sellers, writing software is an up front cost that has already been accounted for... Additional sales would require virtually no additional resources on the part of the software companies and they certainly wouldn't go about hiring more staff.
On the other hand that extra profit has to come from somewhere, which will mean individuals and other companies having to spend more on software, leaving them less money to spend on other things such as staff.
If anything it would reduce jobs, and the impact on tax revenue is highly questionable too.