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[FYI] Auction sites warned over pirate software
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- Subject: [FYI] Auction sites warned over pirate software
- From: "Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 19:59:03 +0200
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http://www.uk.internet.com/Article/100684
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Auction sites warned over pirate software
A global anti-software piracy group has warned that it may take seven
European web auction sites to court because they are being used by
pirates to sell illegal software.
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a pressure group which lobbies
for changes in the law to curb software piracy and tips off local
police forces in the worst cases, issued the warning as it prepares
to publish a code of conduct that it wants ecommerce websites to
adopt.
According to the BSA, the internet is the fastest growing area for
software pirates, who range from organised crime syndicates to
bedroom-based teenagers. Most of the pirated software is sold through
online auction websites, or distributed through 'warez' websites.
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