Microsoft targets pirates
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft filed 63 lawsuits Thursday against online auctioneers in 12 countries who allegedly sold counterfeit Microsoft software on sites including Amazon, eBay and even Microsoft's own shopping network, MSN shopping.
Matt Lundy, a senior attorney with Microsoft's anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting team, said the lawsuits highlighted the "ever-increasing" number of counterfeit Microsoft products for sale online.
Software piracy is an enormous issue for Microsoft, which routinely cites it as a factor in reporting financial results.