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In what could be seen as the antithesis of 'speak like a pirate' day, Microsoft has announced that today is Global Anti Piracy Day. Launching several global initiatives, the aim is to raise awareness of the damage to software innovation that Microsoft says is caused by piracy.

As well as educating people about piracy, Microsoft has also initiated a huge list of legal proceedings that it's taking out against pirates. Microsoft isn't messing about when it says 'global' either. The list of 49 countries that Microsoft is targeting spans six continents, and ranges from the UK and the US all the way through to Chile, Egypt, Kuwait, Indonesia and China.

In the UK, Microsoft has this month brought two civil cases against alleged software pirates, who are accused of 'hard disk loading Windows Vista Ultimate, Office Enterprise 2007 and Office 2003. Microsoft has also compiled a list of all the illegal traders in the UK that Microsoft has identified as software pirates, which you can find here.


http://www.microsoft.com/uk/licensing/homeuser/illegal-traders.mspx


Meanwhile, in the US, Microsoft has announced that it's taking legal action against 20 software resellers in nine states, which it says 'allegedly sold pirated copies of Microsoft Windows XP Professional and multiple versions of Office.' Microsoft's attorney, Sharon Cates, explained that 'it is important to take the economic advantage out of pirating and counterfeiting in order to protect partners and customers.' She also added that 'Microsoft will continue to work to protect the channel, through resources and initiatives, from businesses that operate dishonestly.'

Microsoft says that 'the collective impact of piracy in the U.S. is serious,' and cites the findings of the Fifth Annual BSA/IDC Global Software Piracy Study, claiming that 'software piracy and counterfeiting cost the U.S. economy more than $8 billion US in 2007 — roughly the equivalent of paying for the entire National School Lunch Program.'

As well as all the legal proceedings, Microsoft is also hoping to educate kids in some countries about the impact of piracy. One such initiative is a blog scheme it's launched with the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil, which Microsoft says 'to raise awareness among Brazilian educators about the importance of teaching young students about innovation and the high costs of piracy.'

Microsoft has also launched a video to explain today's announcement, which you can see below. Are you worried about the impact of piracy on innovation in the software industry, or do you have no sympathy for Microsoft at all? Let us know your thoughts.

Source:
http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/605058/microsoft-announces-global-anti-piracy-day.html
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Uhm, can anyone say fail again? LMBO or ROFL

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Nothing much Microsoft can do I guess. Only the government can stop this.

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pfffft!

Scare tactics that they know will not even come close to winning the war they wage on piracy!

Its like the drugs trade......The massive boost in network information access and P2P popularity will ensure its survival and sadly, they are fighting a losing battle and they know it.

They need to develop a system that works with this sort of advancement in data access, to their advantage, and accept the fact that file sharing (especially with cracked software and also the massive availability of proxy tunnelling) is here to stay and will eventually crush their anti piracy efforts like a bug!

The courts are attempting to force ISP's to divulge the downloading habits of their customers, but even this is futile!

Just my opinion, but i know im right!

Its to their advantage that our site does not condone this sort of behaviour, but sadly, there are not enough of us to tilt the scales.......

Good Luck Bill! 8)

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Yeah, I totally agree with you Digital.
More on Microsofts attempt at slowing down piracy.
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Its one big mess with new WGA the “Windows Genuine Advantage” program, which turns the user’s screen black if the installed software fails a validation test, this is suppose to be latest weapon in its war on piracy in China, like this is really gonna stop piracy.

Even a Beijing lawyer (Dong Zhengwei) says Microsoft’s action is understandable, its own failure to act for a long period had brought about a situation in which nearly 10 percent Chinese people use pirate software. Microsoft’s failure to act could be construed as abandonment of its copyright. Furthermore, he said, “the creators of pirate software are to blame for piracy.” Dong also said, “Ordinary computers users should not be victimized.”

More:
http://www.blogpirate.org/2008/10/22/chinese-windows-users-are-furious-about-wga/

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Belahzur wrote:
Microsoft’s failure to act could be construed as abandonment of its copyright.


Interesting indeed

Belahzur wrote:
Furthermore, he said, “the creators of pirate software are to blame for piracy.” Dong also said, “Ordinary computers users should not be victimized.”


I whole heartedly agree with Dong........The average computer user is an easy target, and they will always attack the weakest point of resistance!

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