It's no secret that Windows and Office are two of the most pirated software on the market right now. Thus, the Microsoft shows its belligerent spirit by filing lawsuits whenever it manages to identify a company or individual involved in the sale or distribution of counterfeit copies of its products.
This time the Microsoft has sued an Arizona-based electronics recycling company, claiming its employees have stolen and distributed on the black market 70.000 copies of Office 2010.
A bizjournals report reports that Microsoft is claiming compensation for the cost of Office licenses worth millions of dollars from the US District Court in West Washington.
On the papers of the lawsuit, Microsof states that the owners of the company, Danny and Gary Kirkpatrick, ought to oversee employees and protect Microsoft software licenses from theft.
The contract between the two companies (Micrsoft and a recycling company that is also the end customer) has been violated, so Microsophile argues that the two owners of the company are now responsible for approximately 70.000 licenses ending up in the black market.
A total of 10 employees participated in the theft of property, says Micrsoft, but the lawsuit is directed only at the company and its owners.
It's becoming pretty clear that Microsoft isn't willing to accept it piracy software, especially when it comes to such a large evasion of software licenses and is taking legal action against pirates.
Windows is still one of the company's most pirated products, but since Office is quite expensive, the losses from the counterfeit copies of the suite are significantly higher.
