Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Legal action against pirates

<A HREF="http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=26193">Microsoft is preparing 55 legal actions</A> worldwide against sellers on auction sites who are hawking illegal copies of the company's software. The actions are a mix of lawsuits and criminal complaints, said Jean-Christophe Le Toquin, a Microsoft attorney for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa region. Microsoft has or will file 34 actions in Europe including Germany, France, Poland, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The company will seek prison terms for high-volume sellers and fines for less flagrant violations, Le Toquin said.

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