Piracy Doesn’t Pay – Unless You are Jack Sparrow

Well it might in the short term, but big tech business is out to change that - starting with Microsoft Canada.

That's right! Microsoft Canada and Symantec join forces to protect end users from illegally installed software by taking 6 resellers to court over the case of illegally loading Microsoft and Symantec software onto PC's for sale.

And the verdict is: GUILTY
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/media/releases/2006_02_01.mspx


60 days in jail and a fine in excess of $100,000 was sentencing. This is an interesting look at just one of the 6 cases going on in the court system since late last fall.