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Microsoft wins $304,994 in Australian software piracy case |
September 29, 2013
The Federal Circuit Court of Australia has awarded Microsoft $304,994.95 in damages after Paul McLane, trading as Software Paul, was caught selling counterfeit Microsoft software.
This is not the first time McLane has been in trouble for selling counterfeit software. The court ordered McLane to pay $4994.95 in compensatory damages plus $300,000 in addition damages due to his repeated infringements.
The Court has also imposed orders to restrain him from infringing copyright in the future.
McLane previously had 1473 counterfeit discs seized by the Victorian Police in 2005 and a further 799 in 2006.
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