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UK: Microsoft Keelhauls £3.5m Software Pirate

Robert Jaques writes on vnunet.com:

Microsoft reported today that it has nabbed a UK-based software pirate who it estimates has made over £1m from selling bogus copies of Office and Windows.

The software giant said that William Ling has ceased trading after selling unlicensed Microsoft software valued at more than £3.5m over the past five years.

Ling, the proprietor of Oyster Computers, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in February 2003 and his premises in New Malden were searched after Microsoft received an anonymous telephone call from a member of the public.

posted by Fergie @ 5/18/2006 08:03:00 AM