Microsoft files 20 software lawsuits
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| The lawsuits, filed against 20 defendants throughout the United States,
| are against companies that allegedly distributed counterfeit software or
| software components or participated in hard-disk loading, Microsoft
| said.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060919:MTFH42172_2006-09-19_07-15-44_WEN5596&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/lf5rj
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Why piracy kills Open Source
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| Because for them, the price is the same.
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| So, please, Microsoft, defend your own products, and don't allow users to
| use pirated versions. You'll be doing the best for the Open Source
| products.
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http://youmaybeinterrupting.com/desktop.php?view&postid=12&a=apps%2FBlog%3B%3B
Hong Kong broadcaster wins piracy case in China
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| China is one of the world's counterfeiting hotspots, with anything from the
| unlicensed manufacture of branded clothing to the broadcast of movies and
| television shows without permission a concern to international efforts to
| clamp down on the multi-billion-dollar trade.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060918/tc_afp/hongkongchinapiracymediainternetjustice
http://tinyurl.com/e7cgm
China reports major anti-piracy move
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| The destroyed items were confiscated in the first half of an ongoing
| 100-day nationwide campaign against piracy, the Xinhua News Agency said...
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