Microsoft sues Fattal Hotels
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| BSA Israel's legal advisers, Adv. Naomi Assia and Osher Ben-Ezri claim that
| Fattal and its managers had "blatantly violated Microsoft's intellectual
| property rights, harmed its reputation and good name, and made unjust gains
| at its expense by copying and installing original software without proper
| licensing or authorization."
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http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/DocView.asp?did=1000277049&fid=1725
As usual, Microsoft is getting people locked-in, turns a blind eye
to 'licensing', in and then cries out loud about 'piracy'. As long as there's
a penny left in your wallet (or you make one), Microsoft wants it and it's
willing to police and sue to get that penny. The robber baron takes it up a
notch. See below.
Related:
Microsoft says college students can 'steal' Office
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| Well, actually Microsoft isn't encouraging piracy. Rather it is launching a
| promotion, dubbed "Ultimate Steal," in which college students can get the
| ultra high-end Ultimate edition of Office for just $60.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9777020-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Governments Must Reject Gates' $3 Bid to Addict Next Billion PC Users
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| Specifically, Bill Gates, citing China as an example, said:
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| "Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but
| people don't pay for the software," he said. "Someday they will, though.
| As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours.
| They'll get sort of addicted, and then we'll somehow figure out how to
| collect sometime in the next decade."[1]
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http://www.cybersource.com.au/press/gates_set_to_addict_next_billion.html
Microsoft Happy with the Evolution of Windows Vista Piracy
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| But the truth is that Microsoft is happy with the way Windows Vista
| piracy is evolving. Is there a catch to this? No. The fact of the
| matter is that Windows Vista has delivered a heavy blow to
| software counterfeiters. The reason for this is the new Windows
| Genuine Advantage security mechanism integrated into the
| operating system.
|
| You may not notice this on the surface. On the surface, the
| Internet is crawling with Windows Vista cracks, hacks and
| workarounds. On the surface, every Windows Vista edition has
| been cracked and is available for download via peer-to-peer
| networks. But this is not the true extent of Windows Vista piracy.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Happy-with-the-Evolution-of-Windows-Vista-Piracy-50577.shtml
Microsoft snubs Gorbachev over piracy plea
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| However Microsoft has said it did not bring the case against Ponosov,
| this was done by the public prosecutor's office in Russia.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37449
Piracy figures are inflated say criminologists
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| A draft report by the Australian Institute of Criminology says
| copyright holders are making up piracy figures in order to sway
| governments to their side.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35580
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