Η Microsoft filed a lawsuit against an AT&T customer who allegedly activated illegal copies of Windows 7 and Office 2010 on computer of. The company explained that their security team was able to find the IP address of the offender.
She told the court she had no other information about the user, but explained that she was able to activate pirated copies of her software using an AT&T link.
Conclusion: The company finds the IP of the users who have installed pirated Windows
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
According to court documents released by TorrentFreak, Microsoft noticed several activation requests from the IP address 76.245.7.147, owned by an AT&T customer.
“Microsoft Cyberforensics identified a key number productand activations coming from IP address 76.245.7.147. The address was used by the defendants in the context of promoting an illegal conduct alleged in this lawsuit," the company said.
The fact is something new for Microsoft, and may be explained by the relatively recent change of the company's CEO. We cannot of course know if this is an isolated event or the beginning of a change in company policy towards pirated copies circulating on Internet.
However you prefer to buy your operating system, it is much more secure than all opinions, or even better install open source operating system on your system.
