Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign Triggers Huge Compensation Claims
08-11 18:50 Caijing
Full article in Chinese: http://www.caijing.com.cn/2009-08-11/110222715.html
» A joint anti-counterfeiting campaign coded as
"Operation: Summer Solstice", launched by China's Ministry of Public Security
and America's FBI, has resulted in massive compensation claims of nearly 10
million yuan.
» The campaign has brought criminal charges against Ma Jingyi,
head of a software counterfeiting company, and eight of his accomplices. Each
has received sentences ranging from two to seven years in prison.
» Symantec,
a computer security provider and victim of pirated software, is asking for 10
million yuan in losses and 500 thousand yuan in legal fees.
» Symantec has
accused Ma's company of selling 677,000 copies of pirated computer software to
foreign companies and individuals, with profits worth 80 million
yuan.