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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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