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PIRACY/COPYRIGHT 12 months for software
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businessman in the UK, Grant Oaten Lloyd, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. He was found guilty of six charges under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 of the manufacture of illegal copies of commercial computer software on CD-ROM. The CDs manufactured were 'gold' pirate CD-ROMs which held up to 150 commercial software programs, including Sage Accountancy and WordPerfect, to the value over £50 000. When sentencing, the judge took into account that the copying had been done on a large scale and for commercial purposes. "It is not a victimless crime because the more the manufacturers are deprived of earnings they must pass costs on to the customers."
NEWS Visit a Web page for copyright laws has a new W e b page devoted to the Microsoft prevention of illegal use of software. The site, www.microsot.com/uk contains material about copyright laws, c o n s u m e r r i g h t s and the definition of legal s o f t w a r e together with details of where to call with any p r o b l e m s . Consumers can learn what to look for when they buy any new s o f t w a r e and the site a l s o e x p l a i n s the c e r t i f i c a t e o f authentication which should be included in any legal software package. The site also includes an explanation of software copyright which will be of use to anyone who uses software either at work or at home. There is also a link to the BSA's Web page.
"prevention of illegal use of ,software"
Pirate games Web site closed Hong Kong a Web site which Inoffered CDs containing pirated "illegal products on games, business, entertainment and multimedia software was closed following an anti-piracy operation carried out by the Business Software Alliance and the Alliance Against CD-ROM Theft (AACT), reports The Journal of Commerce. The BSA said that those accessing the site were offered a variety of illegal products on read-only compact discs, worth up to $20 000 and offered for as little as $5.
read-only compact discs, worth up to $20 000" Some had been exported to the USA, Canada, the Netherlands and Sweden. Investigators from the BSA and AACT service notice demanding that
site operator Sammy Sam Ka-chi cease dealing in pirated programs. The organizations also sent letters to the I n t e r n e t S e r v i c e P r o v i d e r s offering access to the Web site, asking them to terminate Mr Sam' s contracts. The Internet Service Providers were put on notice that they might be held liable if Mr Sam offends in the future. Letters were also sent to banks used by Mr Sam, notifying them that some accounts might hold illegal proceeds from the sale of counterfeit CDs and asking them to investigate.
Computer Fraud & Security October1996 © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd
pirate A
businessman in the UK, Grant Oaten Lloyd, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. He was found guilty of six charges under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 of the manufacture of illegal copies of commercial computer software on CD-ROM. The CDs manufactured were 'gold' pirate CD-ROMs which held up to 150 commercial software programs, including Sage Accountancy and WordPerfect, to the value over £50 000. When sentencing, the judge took into account that the copying had been done on a large scale and for commercial purposes. "It is not a victimless crime because the more the manufacturers are deprived of earnings they must pass costs on to the customers."
NEWS Visit a Web page for copyright laws has a new W e b page devoted to the Microsoft prevention of illegal use of software. The site, www.microsot.com/uk contains material about copyright laws, c o n s u m e r r i g h t s and the definition of legal s o f t w a r e together with details of where to call with any p r o b l e m s . Consumers can learn what to look for when they buy any new s o f t w a r e and the site a l s o e x p l a i n s the c e r t i f i c a t e o f authentication which should be included in any legal software package. The site also includes an explanation of software copyright which will be of use to anyone who uses software either at work or at home. There is also a link to the BSA's Web page.
"prevention of illegal use of ,software"
Pirate games Web site closed Hong Kong a Web site which Inoffered CDs containing pirated "illegal products on games, business, entertainment and multimedia software was closed following an anti-piracy operation carried out by the Business Software Alliance and the Alliance Against CD-ROM Theft (AACT), reports The Journal of Commerce. The BSA said that those accessing the site were offered a variety of illegal products on read-only compact discs, worth up to $20 000 and offered for as little as $5.
read-only compact discs, worth up to $20 000" Some had been exported to the USA, Canada, the Netherlands and Sweden. Investigators from the BSA and AACT service notice demanding that
site operator Sammy Sam Ka-chi cease dealing in pirated programs. The organizations also sent letters to the I n t e r n e t S e r v i c e P r o v i d e r s offering access to the Web site, asking them to terminate Mr Sam' s contracts. The Internet Service Providers were put on notice that they might be held liable if Mr Sam offends in the future. Letters were also sent to banks used by Mr Sam, notifying them that some accounts might hold illegal proceeds from the sale of counterfeit CDs and asking them to investigate.
Computer Fraud & Security October1996 © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd