The Futian People's Court in Shenzhen, China, handed down sentences to 11 ringleaders of the world's largest software counterfeiting syndicate today. The sentences, ranging from 1.5 to 6.5 years, include the longest sentences handed down for this type of crime in China's history.
Microsoft and hundreds of Microsoft customers and partners also provided information which assisted in the investigation.
The 11 accused were part of a criminal syndicate responsible for manufacturing and distributing more than an estimated $2 billion (U.S.) worth of high-quality counterfeit Microsoft software. The counterfeit software, found in 36 countries and on five continents, contained fake versions of 19 of Microsoft's most popular products and was produced in at least 11 languages. "Microsoft greatly appreciates the work of China's PSB and the FBI in taking strong enforcement action against this global software counterfeiting syndicate," said David Finn, associate general counsel for Worldwide Anti-Piracy and Anti-Counterfeiting at Microsoft. ------------------- Full story at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/dec08/12-31ChinaSentencingPR.m... =========
Indian jails are in horrible condition. Everybody there want to get out on bail as fast as possible. Nobody is interested to go there.
Lets continue with Free Software, experience "high-quality original" software, enjoy our freedom and deny Microsoft lovers from taking centrestage of our lives.
CK Raju
2009/1/6 ck raju ck.thrissur@gmail.com:
Lets continue with Free Software, experience "high-quality original" software, enjoy our freedom and deny Microsoft lovers from taking centrestage of our lives.
This is good for Free Software adoption. It should have happened much before, but better late than never.
- Praveen
At least now people better concentrate on free software and realise how important technology freedom is. In free software based society copying some thing and helping others is not considered equal to attacking a ship. So let's concentrate on our free software work and make more and more people aware of freedom related problems in not just microsoft but all proprietory softwares. happy hacking. Krishnakant. On Tue, 2009-01-06 at 01:17 -0800, Praveen A wrote:
2009/1/6 ck raju ck.thrissur@gmail.com:
Lets continue with Free Software, experience "high-quality original" software, enjoy our freedom and deny Microsoft lovers from taking centrestage of our lives.
This is good for Free Software adoption. It should have happened much before, but better late than never.
- Praveen
On 1/6/09, ck raju ck.thrissur@gmail.com wrote:
Indian jails are in horrible condition. Everybody there want to get out on bail as fast as possible. Nobody is interested to go there.
not only jails even some people minds also in horrible condition ( i meant we have people have so much feedom that they are not bothered about some freedoms which they are neglecting to think about/ ofcourse we cant blame for those who do not know at all for the first time )
Lets continue with Free Software, experience "high-quality original" software, enjoy our freedom and deny Microsoft lovers from taking centrestage of our lives.
I feel Every freedom fighters first responsibility should be to make people around them aware of software freedom and help them in migrating to free softwares if they are using proprietary softwares ..
OTherwise one day even in our country M$ would make some of our own brothers and sisters vgo behind bars
CK Raju
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