Russian IT technician convicted for piracy ahead of WTO talks

Iria · Dec 6, 2005, 10:19 PM

MOSCOW (AFP) - In a legal first, a Russian court has convicted a computer engineer for causing damages to US firms Microsoft and Autodesk by installing pirated software on clients' computers.

The court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Pavel Sakhno, director of Servis+, to a year in jail and fined him the equivalent of 860 dollars (735 euros) for causing the US firms damages worth nearly 9,500 dollars by installing pirated software on clients' computers, the Izvestia newspaper said Tuesday.

"This case has created a precedent. For the first time a specialist who installed pirated software has been convicted," Izvestia said.

"Until now, the courts had convicted only those who produced or sold" pirated software.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Russian IT technician convicted for piracy ahead of WTO talks MOSCOW (AFP) - In a legal first, a Russian court has convicted a computer engineer for causing damages to US firms Microsoft and Autodesk by installing pirated software on clients' computers. The court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Pavel Sakhno, director of Servis+, to a year in jail and fined him the equivalent of 860 dollars (735 euros) for causing the US firms damages worth nearly 9,500 dollars by installing pirated software on clients' computers, the Izvestia newspaper said Tuesday. "This case has created a precedent. For the first time a specialist who installed pirated software has been convicted," Izvestia said. "Until now, the courts had convicted only those who produced or sold" pirated software. ___________ Read More / Source: Yahoo! News