April 03, 2001
Microsoft urges global antipiracy effort
Microsoft urges global antipiracy effort
During the past six months, police or corporate lawyers have moved against alleged software pirates in 20 countries, industry officials say. The motivation for Microsoft, by far the biggest victim of software piracy, is clear: During the past year, about five million units of Microsoft's products, valued at about $1.7 billion, were seized. Other companies pushing for more aggressive international action include Adobe Systems Inc., Autodesk Inc. and Corel Corp.
Posted by rshah at April 3, 2001 12:00 PM