Russia Promises Piracy Crackdown - I Think Not

Over at PC World there is a article which states that the IT minister of Russia is going to crack down on pirates. And the IT minister alleges that this is going to be done so that Russia can attract more technology companies. What I found interesting about this statement, is that yesterday I received several photos from a reader who just happens to live in the Moscow area showing a shop openly selling what appears to be pirated software.

What began as a simple comment by one of the reader to an article I wrote , may just turn into another story concerning piracy in Russia and how it is just a part of every day life. The Russian people expect to buy pirated software from local vendors, since the retail pricing is well above their means to pay.

I am hoping that by next week, I will have this story to present. So stay tuned. I think it should be very interesting to say the least.

[tags]russia, piracy, story, [/tags]