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[FYI] UK software pirates could get 10 years



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UK software pirates could get 10 years  

By Martin Veitch and David Gasgoigne  

ZDNet (UK)  

June 18, 2001 6:44 AM PT  

The UK government's decision to push ahead with the the copyright and 
trademarks bill could mean tough penalties for company directors IT 
staff are likely to be kept busy ensuring compliance with new UK and 
European laws on software piracy and equipment disposal during Tony 
Blair's second term.  

The government is set to push ahead with Labour MP Andrew Miller's 
copyright and trademarks bill, which will probably be referred to in 
the Queen's speech on Wednesday. The bill was timed out in May but is 
likely to be quickly reintroduced. It would align copyright and 
trademark law, and introduce penalties of up to ten years' 
imprisonment for company directors who allow pirated software in 
their organizations, or whose firms contravene licensing terms.  

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