Microsoft, Adobe Systems and Corel are among industry leaders
pushing for a new crackdown on software piracy worldwide according
to reports in FT.com and WSJ.com. Microsoft has in one year helped
police seize $2 billion-worth of counterfeit products.
Microsoft is working with the US Customs Service to exchange
information on piracy around the world, helping the company to
police its copyrights. The company has taken legal action against
around 47,000 postings on the internet in more than 20 countries
offering its products in the last six months alone.
In the past year, police working with Microsoft seized five
million units of pirated Microsoft software, valued at almost $2
billion.
