Re: Penalties for purchasing counterfeit software?
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Posted by M. Arthur Auslander on October 26, 2003 at 07:41:25:
In Reply to: Penalties for purchasing counterfeit software? posted by Jeff Moore on October 25, 2003 at 02:58:58:
: Is anyone aware of any news articles focusing on end user penalties for purchasing counterfeit software? (forcing the software to be removed or "repurchased" would be enough) : : I'm not looking for articles about the counterfeiter being caught or punished, but for articles describing what happened to the end user after the piracy was discovered by the real publisher or SPA type organization. I am also not talking about straight copying piracy, file sharing, or copying legitimately purchased software, but where the end user paid money to a counterfeit publisher or distributer and may or may not have known that they were buying a counterfeit. : Dear Mr. Moore, There is a difference between knowingly purchasing counterfeit and innocencly purchasing a counterfeit. In either event you have to be caught. If caught and you knowingly purchased counterfeit, the problems might be worse. M. Arthur Auslander Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463 7185430266, aus@auslander.com ELAINE's Workshop® E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ Reality Check®
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