Software pirates put sizeable dent in UK economy
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Shiver me timbers, they're taking our jobs The UK is missing out on more than Â£1bn in lost taxes and the creation of over 13,000 new high-paying jobs over four years if we all took software piracy more seriously, according to a new report.â¦
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A U.K. survey finds little money left over for new investment, and that Linux is not leaving its mark on the desktop.
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More than $500 million worth of  pirated software, including counterfeit Microsoft and Symantec  products, has been seized in a long-running joint probe by  Chinese police and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation,  officials from both countries said on Tuesday.
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Visitors with a pirated copy of Windows may lose easy access to company's Download Center.
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Big Bill's bruisers buy their way out of the spyware mess.
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A U.K. survey finds that little money is left over for new IT investment and that Linux is not leaving its mark on the desktop.
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Microsoft has begun a short-term validation programme aimed at tackling software piracy. Users are invited to have their copies of Windows XP analysed, with the promise that they will be replaced free of charge if found to be counterfeit.
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U.K. users will be able to replace pirated versions of Windows that they have purchased.
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CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos finds that software pirates are getting better at marketing and aiming for a classier clientele.
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A Microsoft UK replacement scheme for pirate copies of Windows XP suggests the company is testing the waters to see how feasible it is to convert sections of its unlicensed user base to legitimate users.
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Microsoftâs anti-piracy campaign is getting down to the nitty gritty of sticky labels that affix to PCs and software packaging. The company revealed today itâs cracking down on the illegal use of certificates
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And a very happy new year to you too... The economic outlook for the UK is looking as bad as at any time since the dot-com crash of 2001.â¦
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Government says "costly and restrictive" policies are to blame for the high rates of consumer piracy in the country.
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NOVEMBER 12, 2004 (REUTERS) - In a joint operation, Greek and British police have cracked a multimillion-dollar illegal software sales ring, arresting two people and seizing thousands of pirated high-tech software programs.
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Keel-hauled An unnamed UK firm has agreed to pay a record fine of Â£250,000 ($498K) for running unlicensed software.â¦
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The effort to crack down on illegal music downloads moves across the pond.
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Data on 37 million Brits mislaid Last year was the worst ever for data losses in the UK, with almost 37 million people having their private data compromised.â¦