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The profile of sources reporting software piracy indicates that most reports come from former IT staff – these are the people who typically witness the illegal use of software.  75% of all reports come from IT staff or managers, 11% from the company’s senior management and 4% from outside consultants.  More than 59% of those reporting are no longer employed by the target company.  In fact, many of SIIA's sources report that their primary reason for leaving the target company was the company’s lack of ethical behavior related to software compliance.

Nearly 94% of the reports were made online on SIIA's web reporting forms, and 4% were reported through SIIA’s Anti-Piracy hotline.  The remaining share came in through fax, e-mail and postal mail.

Cases are not concentrated by industry – while 12% involve "IT", 10% involve healthcare and education, no other category rises above 7%.  Most corporate cases pursued by SIIA represent relatively larger companies – the average number of employees is over 567 with average annual sales of nearly $441 million.  

The largest states, naturally, are home to the largest number of corporate piracy cases.  California and Florida lead with 15% each.  Utah and Illinois follow behind with 10% and 7% respectively.