Microsoft declares 21 October "Global Anti-Piracy Day"

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21 October 2008 12:55 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Microsoft has declared October 21 as "Global Anti-Piracy Day", that sees a simultaneous launch of education initiatives and enforcement actions in 49 countries on six continents to "combat the sophisticated, illegal trade of pirated and counterfeit software".

The programmes announced today include intellectual property awareness campaigns, engagements with partner businesses, educational forums, local law enforcement training, and new legal actions against alleged software counterfeiters and pirates.

Microsoft says it is taking these steps as part of its commitment to working with communities, national governments and local law enforcement agencies around the world to help protect its customers and partners and promote the value of intellectual property as a driver of innovation.

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  • torrents.....Fair enough though, i will pay for GOOD software, games etc. dvds are to expensive to buy and find out they aren't very good. and dvd rental is just a hassel. Posted by sam, uk
  • This is really quite breathtakingly tasteless given the recent news coverage of, oh look, *actual robbery and murder at sea off the coast of Somalia*. Yes, copying that floppy is *exactly* like that. Offensive idiots.

    My blog rant: http://tinyurl.com/5rt664
    Posted by David Gerard, UK
  • Yeah right sam exactly when I see a game looks soo good and I pay 50$ or even 10$ and finaly I find out it doesn't worth it. but on torrent I can just try it without buying it and if it good u can just find the crack no need for money. I'm not talking about the games only even the movies, softwares, OS's, songs,.... any thing.
    I think the problem is is the pricing for example I downloaded a game Plant Tycoon from Reflexive it cost about 19.99$ now what in the earth makes me pay 19.99$ for some small game with 10MB or 20MB from the size u can notice that the game is not that good I mean like graphics and things.
    Anyway I think this is only my point of view.
    Bye
    Posted by Sindi, Saudi Arabia
  • Whoops, blog rant link FAIL! Try: http://tinyurl.com/5rt664 - don't click the previous link, it's offensive! (If the mods could please edit the comment ...) Posted by David Gerard, UK

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