Microsoft slaps firms with piracy lawsuits
C|Net | at | by Mike
In its latest effort to curb software piracy, Microsoft has filed suits accusing five companies in two states of selling counterfeit copies of Windows and related products.
The suits, which Microsoft publicized Wednesday, allege that two software distributors in California and three in Virginia violated copyright and trademark laws that protect the Windows franchise. Specifically the suits allege the companies sold counterfeit versions of its programs or program components, and counterfeit certificates of authenticity.