Microsoft Takes Aim At Piracy With Ala., Miss. Lawsuits

Jan. 13, 2005
Microsoft Corp. has filed lawsuits against two companies in Alabama and three companies in Mississippi in what appears to be a partly symbolic swipe at software piracy. The two states lead the U.S. in software piracy, according to research quoted by the ...

Microsoft Corp. has filed lawsuits against two companies in Alabama and three companies in Mississippi in what appears to be a partly symbolic swipe at software piracy. The two states lead the U.S. in software piracy, according to research quoted by the Redmond, Wash.-based company. In announcing the suits Feb. 23, Microsoft quoted research by International Planning & Research Corp. that states the U.S. average for software piracy is 25% (one in four computers is running pirated software), and Mississippi and Alabama lead the country in the illegal act at 46.8% and 42.1% respectively. Microsoft said it used tips from a piracy hotline to investigate the companies.

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