Queensland Pirate prosecuted for selling pirated Microsoft software
A Queensland man was prosecuted last week, for selling, counterfeit Microsoft software, as revealed by software giant, Microsoft. The judge ruled that the man would have to pay the software giant, $90000 in damages, for selling the pirated Microsoft software. The accused, Howard Tsang, had been dealing in counterfeit Microsoft software on ebay, under 38 different assumed names.
More than 100 copies of counterfeit Microsoft software like Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Office 2010 were sold by him, under these assumed names, as informed by Microsoft attorney, Clayton Noble. Noble said that the man was placed on probation for a period of one year and that he would have to repay the earnings he made, from sale of the pirated Microsoft software. Ysang was also prohibited from any kind of sale or purchase of counterfeit Microsoft software. According to Microsoft this was a result of a joint effort, of the local law enforcement body and Microsoft, to stop such illegal sale.