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Re:Electronics-Recycling Innovator Going to Prison for Exten... by yholio on Saturday December 29, 2018 @08:27AM (#18783465)
The guy is full of shit, but so is Microsoft. The travesty here is that the justice system sided with the corporate gorilla in a commercial issue that should be solved in a civil court. There is no greater social value at stake here, there is zero public interest in criminally enforcing Microsoft's licensing scheme and their various loopholes designed to maximize revenue.
Re:Electronics-Recycling Innovator Going to Prison for Exten... by ac29 on Saturday December 29, 2018 @02:15PM (#18785197)
The case wasn't brought by Microsoft, it was brought by Federal Prosecutors, who had the information given to them by the U.S Customs service.

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Re:Electronics-Recycling Innovator Going to Prison for Exten... by jmull on Saturday December 29, 2018 @09:49AM (#18783792)
Of course there’s a public interest in blocking counterfeiting scams.
Re:Electronics-Recycling Innovator Going to Prison for Exten... by qha on Saturday December 29, 2018 @09:16AM (#18783635)
It's their software and they can do whatever they want with it. The real travesty here is thinking that just because Windows is widely used it should be given away.
Re:Electronics-Recycling Innovator Going to Prison for Exten... by ineedasername on Saturday December 29, 2018 @10:29AM (#18783991)
I agree with the sentiment, but in this case it appears the discs were just being used to restore software that was still legally licensed to the computer. But license issues aside, it seems this guy was conspiring to commit fraud through the customs/import process too.
Re:Electronics-Recycling Innovator Going to Prison for Exten... by n-gate on Saturday December 29, 2018 @09:15AM (#18783630)
I presume you distribute everything you create for free?
Re:Electronics-Recycling Innovator Going to Prison for Exten... by PostOnce on Saturday December 29, 2018 @09:25AM (#18783691)
he didn't say the guy deserves to get away with it, though

he said the guy should be sued in civil court and be made to pay damages, rather than sent to prison by a criminal court