German software pirate, and his father, get jail time
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Software counterfeiting rings of Europe beware! The law might be at your door next according to InfoWorld. Two men in Germany are facing real prison time if convicted for their acts of digital piracy.
After an 18-week trial, a criminal court in Stuttgart, Germany, sentenced the convicted software pirate to three years in prison without parole for copyright infringement and selling counterfeit Microsoft Corp. software. The court also convicted the defendant’s father for his participation in the counterfeiting scheme, issuing him a 16-month jail term and 100 hours of community service.
