Microsoft seized 100 in case of pirated software sales organization in the UK

Microsoft Corp claims before the Microsoft Corp found a software piracy syndicate in the United Kingdom, and said the organization from the sale of Office and Windows on software piracy profit of about 1 million pounds or more.

Microsoft Corp said that in the past five years, the British Oyster computer operator William Ling, Microsoft's sales of pirated office and operating system software revenue of more than $3 million 500 thousand.

Microsoft (UK), said that after receiving a public report clues, Microsoft immediately informed the police, and in one fell swoop to assist the police to pirated software dealers pirated software products seized. But in the court settlement, Ling said they are willing to accept judicial punishment, also said a Microsoft Corp agreed to pay a huge amount of compensation, and make the future no longer engaged in pirated software sales activities commitment.

Microsoft Corp did not disclose the final opinion of the specific handling of this piracy incident.

The anti piracy project of Microsoft UK chief Michala Alexander said, "regardless of how to handle the Ling event should send a message to those engaged in software piracy, it is Microsoft in the fight against piracy action is without mercy, and Microsoft will take all measures to protect those loyal dealers and consumer users."

Paul, the representative of the UK's trade standards agency, which handled the case, said: "although this is a small case of piracy, it shows that the Microsoft Corp has taken a solid first step in the fight against piracy," said Ramsden."