Microsoft and Consumers Take Action Against Global Software Piracy
REDMOND, Wash. — Dec. 2, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced a surge of voluntary reports — more than 150,000 in the past two years — from people who unknowingly purchased counterfeit software that was often riddled with viruses or malware. This increase, more than double the amount of previous records, reflects growing concern for the harm caused by counterfeit software and Microsoft’s efforts to give people a voice in the fight against software counterfeiting.
In addition, Microsoft today announced a surge of its own with Consumer Action Day, a simultaneous launch of education initiatives and enforcement actions in more than 70 countries to help protect consumers and increase awareness of the risks of counterfeit software.
“Consumers want action. The majority of our enforcement cases announced today resulted from tips and reports from consumers,” said David Finn, associate general counsel for Worldwide Anti-Piracy and Anti-Counterfeiting at Microsoft. “Consumers who are duped by fraudulent software encounter viruses, lose personal information, risk having their identities stolen, and waste valuable time and money. Today’s announcement demonstrates our commitment to working with others, including our partners, government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, to protect people from the ill effects of counterfeit software.”
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I’d like to know when microsoft is goinf to do something about pirated copies of Windows on Craigslist? I continually report people who are downloading Win7 from the MSDN/Technet sites…then sselling these copies on Craigslist. It’s usually the same guy with the email addy of shadowarrior10@ hotmail.com, or shadowarrior10@ msn.com.
Now…there is a guy in Tacoma on craigslist, who admits that he has downloaded and copied windows disks for sale. I emailed him about them, and he flat out said that he doesn’t care…because he knows that MICROCRAP DOESN”T do a thing to little guys like him. That MICROCRAP is greedy and would rather go after corporations who have the money to pay fines. Does this mean then, that I can supplement my income, by selling pirated software also?