Microsoft clubs counterfeiters
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft is once again after resellers hawking counterfeit Microsoft goods worldwide.
In the past several weeks, the software giant has filed 52 lawsuits against resellers who allegedly sold counterfeit Microsoft software on various online markets. Fifteen of the 52 lawsuits involved software traced to a Chinese counterfeiting syndicate, broken up earlier this year by Chinese authorities, the FBI and Microsoft said. Investigations by Microsoft revealed that the counterfeit software produced by the group was distributed in some markets through domestic online sellers. The company referred 22 of the cases to local law enforcement in various countries.