Gorbachev Wades into Microsoft Piracy Row
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has urged Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede in a computer piracy case against a Russian headteacher.More here.
The plea came in an open letter published on Mr Gorbachev's website.
Microsoft representatives in Russia brought the case against Alexander Ponosov, accused of running pirated software on school computers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has also criticised the prosecution of Mr Ponosov, in Perm, east of Moscow.
Mr Gorbachev's letter, on the website run by his charitable foundation, said "many people in Russia regard this scandalous case as trumped-up, launched on the initiative of Microsoft corporation to set a precedent".
posted by Fergie @ 2/05/2007 10:11:00 AM
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