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Britons convicted of software piracy
News The court heard how the business partners had resold counterfeit Microsoft software such as Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT Server and Microsoft Office Professional Edition. He was found guilty of supplying pirate editions of Windows 98...
[September 4, 2001, 13:43]
Microsoft: Fake software rife among UK businesses
News Microsoft is hailing the success of its "Keep IT Real" crackdown on counterfeit software one year on from its launch, citing a 3.8 percent drop in the rate of fake Windows XP, to 12.9 percent. In addition to more enforcement action Microsoft will...
[April 27, 2007, 8:25]
Microsoft accuses UK companies of software piracy
News Two directors of Pacific Computers, Marc Roach and Richard Donaldson, as well as two former directors and shareholders, Andrew Miles and Simon Miles, stand charged with allegedly selling counterfeit products including Microsoft Windows 98 OEM packs.
[August 22, 2001, 15:44]
Microsoft to disable Vista 'kill switch'
News Windows Vista's "kill switch" function will be disabled by Microsoft after customer complaints that legitimate copies of the operating system were identified as counterfeit copies. The "kill switch" tool was designed as a counterfeiting deterrent...
[December 5, 2007, 15:25]
Microsoft to announce 'Global Anti-Piracy Day'
News We continue to see much more counterfeit Windows XP," said Finn, adding that the company is predicting a rise in XP counterfeiting as the last legitimate copies of the operating system find their way off retail shelves.
[October 21, 2008, 9:17]
Microsoft targets Office 'Blue Edition' counterfeiters
News In addition to targeting Blue Edition sellers, Microsoft is pursuing counterfeiters in New Zealand who were allegedly selling counterfeit copies of Windows XP that shipped to buyers in the US, directly from China.
[December 5, 2008, 11:31]
Microsoft starts software fraud campaign
News Michala Alexander, who heads up Microsoft's fight against counterfeit software, said Microsoft wants to clamp down on computer vendors who install a single licensed copy of Windows or Office on multiple PCs.
[February 16, 2006, 13:55]
Microsoft: Don't sell PCs without operating systems
News In February, Microsoft launched an initiative called Keep IT Real, in which "feet on the street" investigators would visit technology vendors suspected of installing counterfeit software on PCs before selling them.
[April 5, 2006, 11:45]
Microsoft targets counterfeiters on UK auction sites
News Microsoft plans to file more than 50 lawsuits worldwide against online merchants who allegedly peddle counterfeit software on popular auction sites, the software giant said on Monday. This is a worldwide enforcement against sellers of counterfeit...
[October 31, 2006, 8:20]
FBI helps China crack software-counterfeiting ring
News Microsoft claims the alleged counterfeiting syndicate, based in the south China province of Guangdong, is responsible for manufacturing and distributing more than $2bn-worth (£970m) of counterfeit Microsoft software.
[July 24, 2007, 14:04]
Microsoft gets tough on Office fakers
News Microsoft says it will "continue to provide a complimentary copy of Microsoft Office to help qualifying customers who unknowingly acquired counterfeit versions of Microsoft Office 2003". But users will need to "fill out a counterfeit report...
[October 27, 2006, 16:50]
Microsoft turns up heat in licensing push
News And Alexander is in no doubt about the cost of software that has not been properly licensed: "Every year, millions of customers and businesses are hurt by being duped into buying counterfeit software," she said.
[April 27, 2006, 11:35]
Counting the cost of counterfeiting
News Q: How much of Microsoft's counterfeit and licensing problem is of its own making? Microsoft estimates it loses around £250m annually due to counterfeit and unlicensed software. Even if we dropped prices people would still counterfeit the software.
[May 22, 2006, 13:30]
Redmond proposes piracy amnesty
News Microsoft will be offering anyone who's "unsure" about whether they've got dodgy software the chance to have it checked out by Microsoft, with the promise that if it does turn out to be counterfeit, they'll replace it.
[November 24, 2004, 16:20]
Microsoft slaps firms with piracy lawsuits
News In its latest effort to curb unlicenced software use, Microsoft has filed suits accusing five companies in two states of selling counterfeit copies of Windows and related products. Specifically the suits allege the companies sold counterfeit...
[June 16, 2005, 9:35]
Top 10 Things You Should Know about Genuine Windows
White Papers Microsoft is educating customers and partners on Genuine software, in effort to protect them from counterfeit and pirated software. Are you familiar with the concepts of 'Genuine Windows' or 'Genuine Microsoft Software'?
[February 24, 2009, 10:58]
Microsoft DRM tool locked out genuine users
News The problem arose at the weekend when users of genuine Microsoft software found that their software could not be registered or that some parts of it became unusable, because WGA believed it to be counterfeit.
[August 28, 2007, 17:32]
Microsoft vows to help counterfeit software buyers
News In an out-of-court settlement, William Ling, proprietor of Oyster Computers, New Malden, Kingston-upon-Thames, agreed to pay Microsoft a substantial sum and has given an undertaking not to sell counterfeit software in the future.
[May 18, 2006, 17:05]
Singapore raids net pirated Windows XP
News Those selling counterfeit software are stealing the income of legitimate Singapore retailers and saddling consumers with inferior copies. Counterfeit software, it said could be defective, missing key elements such as code, and could even have viruses.
[November 9, 2001, 9:07]
Microsoft's anti-piracy plan condemned
News In an effort to crack down on counterfeit software, Microsoft will require customers to verify that their copies of Windows are genuine before downloading security patches. Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) programme, which is designed to...
[January 31, 2005, 8:00]
