Pirate software dealer sold $5 million in goods
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Microsoft estimates that a U.K. company sold £3 million ($5.2 million) in counterfeit software before legal action, followed by a settlement, shut the site down earlier this year, a company antipiracy official said Friday.
Zoobon, an online trader, was closed down in January following an out-of-court settlement, said Macha Alexander, head of Microsoft antipiracy in the U.K. Microsoft notified law enforcement in March 2002 after customers called about the legitimacy of the products they bought on sites such as eBay, she said.