A software pirate has been forced to take out an advertisement in the computer press after Microsoft won a legal case against him.
The conviction is part of Microsoft's campaign to crack down on people selling pirated software on eBay.
So far 55 people have been charged and the conviction of M A Jabarkhail of Grimsby was secured in January.
As part of the judgement under the EU Intellectual Property Enforcement Directive, Jabarkhail was forced to take out an advertisement in PC Retail, a title chosen by Microsoft.
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The conviction is part of Microsoft's campaign to crack down on people selling pirated software on eBay.
So far 55 people have been charged and the conviction of M A Jabarkhail of Grimsby was secured in January.
As part of the judgement under the EU Intellectual Property Enforcement Directive, Jabarkhail was forced to take out an advertisement in PC Retail, a title chosen by Microsoft.
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edit: that was a speedy correction!
Will you compare innovation over piracy?
There's nothing ironic about justice being served. Let's see, how does that go again? Oh, yes, that's right. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
But I think justice would best be served if criminals like this were issued community service, say 10 hours per copy sold. Obviously they don't have a job (or a life or a brain) since they make money off Microsoft's work, but they aren't necessarily dangerous people. Make them work off their debt to society. Posting their face in a magazine won't do much for society. Make them work to earn the money they gained by fraud.
Will you compare innovation over piracy?
Directly stealing code and claiming it was thier own creation is not innovation.
I'll tell you like I told Brandon Live, go look up the leagal history of Microsoft. Microsoft has been busted on more than one occasion for pirating. You'll find links I posted throughout the forums.
There's nothing ironic about justice being served. Let's see, how does that go again? Oh, yes, that's right. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
But I think justice would best be served if criminals like this were issued community service, say 10 hours per copy sold. Obviously they don't have a job (or a life or a brain) since they make money off Microsoft's work, but they aren't necessarily dangerous people. Make them work off their debt to society. Posting their face in a magazine won't do much for society. Make them work to earn the money they gained by fraud.
Was that a reply to me?
There's nothing ironic about justice being served. Let's see, how does that go again? Oh, yes, that's right. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
But I think justice would best be served if criminals like this were issued community service, say 10 hours per copy sold. Obviously they don't have a job (or a life or a brain) since they make money off Microsoft's work, but they aren't necessarily dangerous people. Make them work off their debt to society. Posting their face in a magazine won't do much for society. Make them work to earn the money they gained by fraud.
Was that a reply to me?
Did you use the word ironic in your post?
Apple is first and foremost a hardware company, that makes good software to support it.
Yeah. They get forced to advertise that they're a so bad at pirating software that they got caught by Microsoft.
Hully gully !!!
I know i'd rather have a magazine ad advertising what ive done (it would be all over the net anyway), than pay a fine/jail :s
Now it's not just famous for fishy women it's Pirates too
Um, no. Did YOU read????
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