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Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 1727 - February 14, 2008 - ISSN 1539-5065     

SIIA Sues Nine Accused of Selling Pirated Software on eBay
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
February 14, 2008
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The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has filed nine separate suits in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, on behalf of members Adobe Systems Incorporated and Symantec Corporation. The lawsuits are part of SIIA's comprehensive program to battle auctioning of pirated software. The lawsuits charge defendants with knowingly selling illegal copies of software products on eBay.

"SIIA has declared war against those who continue to sell pirated software on auction sites such as eBay," says Keith Kupferschmid, SVP of SIIA's Anti-Piracy Division. "Our goal is to give illegal software sellers a rude awakening, so that unsuspecting software buyers and legitimate sellers are protected. For too long, auction sellers have been able to sell pirated software while risking only the removal of their auction. SIIA has upped the ante by bringing those who pirate software to justice in court."

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