Microsoft targets piracy at online auctions
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft said March 15 that it is suing seven U.S. residents and a New York-based company, for allegedly using Internet auctioneer eBay to sell pirated Microsoft software.
Customers suspecting something was wrong with what they bought tipped off Microsoft to all but one of the alleged offenders, the company said.
The lawsuits, filed March 10, only target the individuals or the company using eBay in order to sell the goods. eBay is not named as a defendant in any of the suits.
"Online auction sites are an excellent way for people from around the world to buy and sell goods," Microsoft attorney Matt Lundy says, in a press release.