Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 1870 - September 09, 2008 - ISSN 1539-5065      Previous Story |

By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
September 09, 2008
Reading AuctionBytes: SIIA Relaunches Campaign Against Auction Site Software Pirates

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), a trade association for the software and digital information industries, is re-launching its "Don't Get Mad, Get Even" anti-piracy campaign in its fight to help protect consumers who purchased illegal software online. The campaign allows buyers who purchased counterfeit software on auction websites such as eBay to get even with a fraudulent seller by reporting them to SIIA, which will then pay them up to $500 to purchase a legitimate copy of the software. Keith Kupferschmid, Senior Vice President for Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement, said, "The "Don't Get Mad, Get Even" program gives consumers a way to retaliate against online auction sellers who duped them into buying pirated software."

http://www.siia.net/piracy/dgmge