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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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