Microsoft files 20 lawsuits to counter piracy
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft is clamping down on software piracy, announcing Sept. 19 that it is filing federal lawsuits against 20 resellers of Windows XP and Office versions that the company claims are illegal.
In a statement, the Redmond, Wash., software giant called the lawsuits part of a "broader company initiative to combat counterfeiting and other forms of software piracy."
In the lawsuits, Microsoft claims that these 20 resellers either distributed counterfeit software or software components. The company also accuses some of the resellers of hard-disk loadingthe practice of installing pirated software onto desktops and notebooks and then selling these computers to businesses and users.