Microsoft Sues eBay Software Pirates

Iria · Mar 15, 2006, 06:45 PM

Microsoft announced Wednesday it had filed lawsuits against eight eBay sellers in an effort to curb counterfeit software sales. The company alleges the sellers auctioned off illegal copies of its software to unsuspecting buyers.

The lawsuits were filed against sellers in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York and Washington.
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daedal · Mar 15, 2006, 07:53 PM

Yay! More lawsuits! /sarcasm
This is really, really getting out of hands.

ViP3RH3LL · Mar 15, 2006, 08:16 PM

Well the whole thing about ebay is to sell used stuff anyways, so whats the problem? If you don't need it anymore. 200/300$ for windows os you bet ppl will be selling it on ebay. Takes a chunk out of the wallet. Spent half my paycheck on XP and its really nice but its not worth 200/300$ bucks. More like 80 bucks and 5 year warranty like a harddrive.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 15, 2006, 08:18 PM

They need to be sueing ebay................ they need to wake up and "act on things"
have an ACTIVE role in thier own site other then collecting thier "fees".

BWX · Mar 15, 2006, 10:18 PM

They aren't suing people who sell used copies of windows/ MS software are they?

I figured it would be only people who sell "copies" of software.. That I agree with..
If I made a bunch of copies of my windows CD and sold them on E-bay, I would expect to be sued. If I sell a USED copy, that is completely different.

Mar 15, 2006, 06:45 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Microsoft Sues eBay Software Pirates Microsoft announced Wednesday it had filed lawsuits against eight eBay sellers in an effort to curb counterfeit software sales. The company alleges the sellers auctioned off illegal copies of its software to unsuspecting buyers. The lawsuits were filed against sellers in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York and Washington. ____________ Read More / Source: BetaNews

Mar 15, 2006, 07:53 PM	#2
daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	Yay! More lawsuits! /sarcasm This is really, really getting out of hands. __________________

Mar 15, 2006, 08:18 PM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	They need to be sueing ebay................ they need to wake up and "act on things" have an ACTIVE role in thier own site other then collecting thier "fees". __________________

Mar 15, 2006, 10:18 PM	#5
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	They aren't suing people who sell used copies of windows/ MS software are they? I figured it would be only people who sell "copies" of software.. That I agree with.. If I made a bunch of copies of my windows CD and sold them on E-bay, I would expect to be sued. If I sell a USED copy, that is completely different. __________________

Mar 15, 2006, 08:16 PM	#3
ViP3RH3LL DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: BF2142 Posts: 265 Rep Power: 0	Well the whole thing about ebay is to sell used stuff anyways, so whats the problem? If you don't need it anymore. 200/300$ for windows os you bet ppl will be selling it on ebay. Takes a chunk out of the wallet. Spent half my paycheck on XP and its really nice but its not worth 200/300$ bucks. More like 80 bucks and 5 year warranty like a harddrive.