China Convicts 11 in Software Piracy Case

by admin January 3, 2009 at 9:04 pm

The counterfeit ring allegedly produced millions of dollars worth of counterfeit Microsoft software

The news is flooded with reports of illegal activity online and in the technology world. Groups of pirates sell counterfeit software and make hundreds of thousands of dollars doing so. Many of the alleged software pirates hail from countries outside of the U.S. where the long arm of the law traditionally can’t reach.

Things are changing though and The New York Times reports that a court in southern China has convicted 11 people for violation of international copyright laws. The 11 people were working in a sophisticated software-counterfeiting ring that ran for years manufacturing and distributing pirated Microsoft Software around the world.

Read more: dailytech.com