* via http://theMezz.com/lists Software piracy bust yields 27 arrests
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Law enforcement officers led by the FBI arrested 27 people in a suspected software piracy ring that is believed to have cost Microsoft $75 million in lost sales. Officials said Thursday's arrests followed a two-year investigation in which undercover officers, posing as distributors, purchased several million dollars worth of counterfeit software. Many of the people arrested Thursday live in the San Francisco area. Most are Taiwanese who are accused of duplicating software programs in Taiwan before selling the pirated products, such as Microsoft Office 2000, in the United States, according to court records. The 27 were arrested on a variety of charges, including money laundering, copyright infringement and trafficking in counterfeit goods, according to court filings. Businesses lose an estimated $12 billion a year to software counterfeiting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. --via http://techPolice.com archive: http://theMezz.com/cybercrime/archive subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --via http://theMezz.com ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dhr0.b2EDp2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
