20 oct 2008
Microsoft announced Global Anti-Piracy Day to raise awareness among educators about the importance of teaching students about innovation and the cost of piracy, the launch of an employee anti-piracy ambassador program at Microsoft Italy, and the donation of computers seized from dishonest computer dealers to a local charity in Indonesia. Also taking place are local law enforcement training sessions and numerous legal actions against software counterfeiters and pirates.
Microsoft is celebrating October 21 as Global Anti-Piracy Day but contrary to what you may think, this event is not all about educating consumers the ill-effects of software piracy.
Microsoft will instead use this as a platform to step up legal action against software pirates though raids by local law enforcement agencies and by filing civil cases against pirates across the globe. Details here.
