Court deals Microsoft setback in piracy case
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft has encountered a significant setback in its lawsuit claiming that a Utah company distributed pirated versions of Windows software. A federal appeals court last week tossed out an earlier ruling in Microsoft's favor, saying that more hearings were necessary before MBC Enterprises, a family-owned company in Salt Lake City, could be found liable for copyright infringement.
Microsoft alleges that MBC bought bootleg versions of Windows and Office software from a Texas company called Bantech and resold it. A district court had granted Microsoft's request for summary judgment, noting that an FBI search of Bantech's offices turned up counterfeit products, including 300 units of Windows software that were packaged and labeled for FedEx shipment to MBC's address.