Academic software smugglers sued
p2pnet.net news:- Microsoft says it’s filed nine lawsuits and issued more than 50 anti-piracy cease and desist letters, with Jordan specifically named.
“Companies in Jordan and elsewhere have made millions of dollars in illegal profits by trafficking in specially priced academic software diverted from education programs, according to allegations in the lawsuit complaints,” it says in a statement.
“This software was passed off to consumers in the United States who unknowingly lacked the license to use it. The lawsuits were filed in federal courts in California, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Nevada and Montana.”
This latest batch of lawsuits claim companies in Jordan and elsewhere, “posing as academic resellers,” obtained hundreds of thousands of copies of discounted Microsoft Windows and Office system software intended for students in the region.
“These companies reaped millions of dollars in illegal profits by allegedly selling the software to Internet retailers in the United States rather than supplying it to the students<' says Microsoft. "Many of the Internet retailers, in turn, allegedly made hefty profits by selling the software at retail prices to unsuspecting American consumers who were deceived into buying software that was not licensed for their use."
Filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Microsoft Corp. v. EEE Business Inc., dba eBusZone.com and EBZ EBZ, Ming Ni Shang, Alice Wang, aka Lifeng Wang, Nancy Linker and John Does 1-5 (Fremont, Calif.), alleging importation and distribution of infringing Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 software.
Filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Microsoft Corp. v. Eric Chan and Ruhui Li, dba LCTech, and John Does 1-5 (Union City, Calif.), alleging importation and distribution of infringing Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 software.
Filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Microsoft Corp. v. Intrax Group Inc., dba Surplus Computers, Michael Mak, and John Does 1-5 (Santa Clara and San Jose, Calif.), alleging importation and distribution of infringing Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 and Office Standard 2003 software.
Filed in the United States District Court for District of Nevada
Microsoft Corp. v. Global Online Distribution, LLC, Dale Harelik and John Does 1-5 (Las Vegas, Nev.), alleging importation and distribution of infringing Windows XP Professional and Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 software.
Filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Microsoft Corp. v. Big Boy Distribution LLC and Steven Blackburn (Riviera Beach, Fla.), alleging importation and distribution of infringing Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 and Office Standard 2003 software.
Filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Microsoft Corp. v. Technology Enterprises, LLC, James Craghead, and John Does 1-3 (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), alleging importation and distribution of infringing Windows XP Professional software.
Filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Microsoft Corp. v. John Does 1-10 (Miami, Fla.), alleging importation and distribution of infringing Office Standard 2003 software.
Filed in the United States District Court for the District of Montana
Microsoft Corp. v. eDirectSoftware, Jesse Willms, Linda Willms, Dave Willms, 1016363 Alberta Ltd., 1021018 Alberta Ltd. and John Does 1-10 (Billings, Mont.), alleging, among other claims, importation and distribution of infringing Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Home, Office Professional 2003, Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003, Office Small Business Edition 2003, Office Standard 2003, Windows 2000 Professional, Office XP Professional, Office Professional 2000, Money 2004, Windows Server(R) Standard 2003, Windows Server Enterprise Edition 2003, Exchange Server Enterprise Edition 2003, Project Professional 2003, Project Standard 2003, Visio(R) Professional 2003, Visio Standard 2003, FrontPage(R) 2003, Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 Enterprise Edition, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 98 Standard, and Office 97 Professional software.
Filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Microsoft Corp. v. Aron Tauber, dba T&A Compubank, TACompubank.com, and T-A-Compubank.com (East Amherst, N.Y.), alleging, among other claims, distribution of infringing Office Professional 2003, Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003, Office Small Business Edition 2003, Office Standard 2003, Office XP Professional, Office XP Standard, Office Small Business Edition 2000, Exchange Server Enterprise Edition 2003, Project Professional 2003, Visio 2003 Professional, and FrontPage 2003.
Also See:
statement – Microsoft Takes Action to Stop the Diversion of Software From Education Programs, April 3, 2007
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