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There's a story making the rounds about a guy who's apparently going to jail for Selling unauthorized copies of Software on eBay , and the Software industry is trumpeting what a huge victory this is over "counterfeiting," by claiming: "The Mondello case demonstrates that these pirates won't simply get a slap on the wrist when caught. They very well may end up doing serious time in federal prison." Right, but if you read the details, the conviction wasn't just for copyright infringement, but for identity fraud and mail fraud. That is, as part of his operation, he illegally obtained peoples' bank account info. That would appear to be a lot worse than copyright infringement, but the press seems to focus only on the "counterfeiting" angle, because that's the story the Software industry association seems to be feeding the press. They want people to think that they'll go to jail for piracy, when that's quite unlikely. Permalink | Comments | Email This Story ... Source: www.usauction.info --- 27 days ago
WASHINGTON - An Oregon man was sentenced today for Selling Counterfeit computer Software with a retail value of more than $1 million, and for aggravated identity theft and mail fraud, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Karin J. Immergut. Jeremiah Joseph Mondello, 23, [...] ... Source: yro.slashdot.org --- 69 days ago
Stony Stevenson writes "Microsoft has filed 21 lawsuits in US Federal courts as part of an effort to stop those who continually pirate its Software. The suits span 14 states and target people and businesses that have allegedly sold pirated copies of Microsoft Software. Eight of the suits target companies that Microsoft refers to as 'repeat offender Software pirates.' The eight firms had already been sued by Microsoft for Selling Counterfeit Software." Read more of this story at Slashdot. ... Source: gadgets.boingboing.net --- 105 days ago
Here's a perfect example of why support staff need to receive exhaustive training before they are permitted to represent a company. In trying to avoid covering under-warranty repairs for a laptop, a HP staffer claims that Amazon "probably" sold her Counterfeit HP equipment. 'I said "There is no way that my laptop is not a brand new. It's HP Sealed and sold by Amazon.com. Are you telling me the HP seal is a fake one too?" He said "Probably." I asked, "With my laptop serial number, does my laptop match every specification on your HP database?" He said "Yes." I said, "That's what HP built and sold to me. As a customer/consumer, who will take their laptop apart and check if there's a serial number on the motherboard before they buy?" He argued, "But HP will not ship anything without a serial number."' Underneath it all is a less ridiculous but far more evil claim, repeated several times—according to the customer—by HP's myriad organs: that its warranty does not actually cover what HP manufactures, only the Software it installs on it. On the other hand, if Amazon really is Selling fake HP gear, that's just super. HP Denies Your Warranty, Accuses Amazon Of Selling You A "Fake" Laptop [Consumerist] ...
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EUGENE -- A Eugene man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for identity theft, mail fraud and Selling Counterfeit computer Software. U.S. District Court Judge Ann L. Aiken also ordered Jeremiah Mondello to perform 450 hours of... ... Source: www.networkworld.com --- 96 days ago
Identity theft , mail fraud and Selling Counterfeit Software netted an Oregon man $1 million. Now it could net him 27 years in prison and $500, 000 in fines according to the Department of Justice. Read more ... Source: www.vnunet.com --- 109 days ago
Ian Williams, vnunet.com , Friday 2 May 2008 at 16:30:00 Two arrested for Software and mod-chip offences Two individuals have been arrested after a raid on a computer fair in Bradford. West Yorkshire Police worked jointly with the West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service (WYTSS) to make the arrests. The pair were arrested for allegedly Selling copied computer Software and computer games, and approximately 12,000 Counterfeit Software discs and over 150 devices used for 'chipping' various games consoles were seized from their stalls. Further seizures were made of Software and other chipping devices at a number of stalls at the fair. Officers from Trading Standards and the Neighbourhood Policing Team also carried out a house search in Leeds which uncovered approximately 5,000 Counterfeit Software, film and music discs. Further investigations are being carried out by the WYTSS and West Yorkshire Police. "The illegal Software trade is worth hundreds of millions of pounds in the domestic market alone," said Graham Hebblethwaite, chief officer of WYTSS. "Trading Standards has had the power to enforce the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act since April 2007 and is committed to enforcing this Act to eradicate the sale of Counterfeit Software, music and computer games in the county." The WYTSS estimates the retail value of the items seized to be in excess of £100,000, but the equivalent value of original products is in excess of £1m. > ... Source: techdailydose.nationaljournal.com --- 27 days ago
A computer whiz-kid who used his smarts to pirate and sell Software on popular auction site eBay was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison, three years supervised release and 150 hours of community service per year. Jeremiah Mondello of Eugene, Ore., was charged in federal court with identity theft, mail fraud and Selling Counterfeit programs. His personal computers and $220,000 in cash were also seized. The Software & Information Industry Association , which initiated the action against the eBay pirate applauded the Justice Department and Homeland Security Department for tracking down the 23-year-old. “We are fortunate that he has been stopped, but there are hundreds more like him running illegal operations on eBay and other sites," SIIA Senior Vice President Keith Kupferschmid said. On the heels of the Mondello news, SIIA announced six new lawsuits against Web-based sellers of illegal Software. The trade group has filed 32 lawsuits in 2008 as part of its ramped-up effort to stop Software piracy. ...
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eBay has always faced scrutiny for its allowance of auctions Selling a variety of pirated Software. A trade group representing hundreds of Software vendors is considering a lawsuit against the company for what it calls “widespread sales of Counterfeit Software on the auction site.” The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) has offered eBay several […] ... Source: www.computerworlduk.com --- 41 days ago
Microsoft may have a massive army of channel partners Selling and supporting its Software, but not all are equally loyal. Some knowingly install Counterfeit Software alongside legitimate seats. Others turn a blind eye to customers with lapsed licences. ... Source: www.kval.com --- 27 days ago
Some prices on eBay can look like a real steal — and in the case of Jeremiah Mondello, that's exactly what it was. Mondello is going to federal prison for four years for Selling Counterfeit Software on the online auction service. ... Source: www.kmtr.com --- 97 days ago
Jeremiah Mondello has pleaded guilty to Selling more than $1 million worth of Counterfeit computer Software. ... Source: legalpad.blogs.fortune.cnn.com --- 36 days ago
Though eBay ( EBAY ) got roughed up last month in courts of France – which found the online auction site responsible for Counterfeit sales – it won big-time Monday in the court of the United States. In a 66-page ruling , U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan of Manhattan ruled against the venerable, New York-based jewelry company Tiffany and Co. ( TIF ), finding that eBay had taken reasonable and adequate steps to prevent its users from Selling Counterfeit Tiffany silver jewelry on its sites. “The standard is not whether eBay could reasonably anticipate possible infringement,” Judge Sullivan wrote, “but rather whether eBay continued to supply its services to sellers when it knew or had reason to know of infringement by those sellers. . . . Here, when Tiffany put eBay on notice of specific items that Tiffany believed to be infringing, eBay immediately removed those listings.” In effect, the court vindicated eBay’s so-called VeRO (Verified Rights Owners) program. Under that program, eBay provides brand-owners like Tiffany with Software enabling them to identify specific eBay listings that the brand owner believes involve Counterfeit goods. eBay then removes those listings (within 24 hours in 90 percent of the cases, and within four hours in 75% of the cases, according to evidence presented at trial last November). Tiffany had argued that the VeRO program was simply inadequate to combat counterfeiting on the vast scale that was occur ... Source: www.secuobs.com --- 69 days ago
2008-06-13 01:32:33 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : Stony Stevenson writes "Microsoft has filed 21 lawsuits in US Federalcourts as part of an effort to stop those who continually pirate itssoftware The suits span 14 states and target people and businessesthat have allegedly sold pirated copies of Microsoft Software Eightof the suits target companies that Microsoft refers to as 'repeatoffender Software pirates' The eight firms had already been sued byMicrosoft for Selling Counterfeit Software"IMAGERead more of this story at SlashdotIMAGEIMAGE ... Find more results for Selling Counterfeit Software on RSSMicro.com |
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The ELSPA anti- piracy unit was at it again as it recently cracked down on more illegal video game traders found at the Bradford Computer fair. A joint operation between the West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service (WYTSS) and the West Yorkshire Police were able to seize 12,000 copied Software and over 150 devices used for modding console systems . The criminals were found Selling illegal copies of games on all the major consoles (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii) at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford. Further investigation led the anti-piracy teams to a house search in Leeds which uncovered approximately 5,000 Counterfeit Software, films, and music discs. The WYTSS estimated the retail value of the seized items amounting to more than 100,000. Considering the equivalent value of the original products to be over 1 million, this resulted in a major victory for the video gaming industry. Michael Rawlinson , managing director of ELSPA, thanked the efforts of the people who uncovered the operation. NPT Sergeant Julie Deacon of the West Yorkshire Police also invited everyone to contact the local NPT or Consumer Direct of any illegal activities involving any Counterfeit goods sold in their area.
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This morning Microsoft announced it had filed 21 federal lawsuits against resellers it believes are Selling pirated copies of Windows and Office Software. The Software giant added that the companies that are being sued are Selling PCs which are pre-installed with unlicensed copies. Eight of the companies were already sued for the same issue and settled the past lawsuits. For most of the cases, Microsoft learned of the piracy from customers using the company's piracy hotline. Some of the computers also failed the company's Windows Genuine Advantage ( WGA ) online validation tool for legitimate Microsoft Software. "These legal actions are about protecting Microsoft's customers from falling victim to some dealers who operate a business model of peddling pirated and Counterfeit Software," Microsoft attorney Sharon Cates said in a statement . "Some companies previously involved in these lawsuits have discontinued their illegal business practices; others have not." Six of the companies are from California, two in Texas, two in Washington, and others around the country in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Permalink | Comments ...
Sara Yirrell, CRN , Wednesday 13 August 2008 at 10:55:00 Vendor wins a £700,000 payment from a UK distributor caught Selling Counterfeit Software Symantec has secured its ‘largest ever’ European piracy settlement from a UK distributor after a crackdown on illegal Software. The vendor filed a case against Essex-based Nusoft Trading Limited, for... ...
If you thought the worst that could come of scamming people on eBay was a slew of bad feedback and a boot from the site, you may want to pull down your collection of fake Beanie Babies now. One Portland man now faces four years in federal prison [PDF] as a result of a Counterfeit Software operation he operated through eBay. Jeremiah Mondello reportedly made hundreds of thousands of dollars Selling pirated Software through eBay, using 40 different fictitious identities and stolen bank account information to conceal his identity. The Read | Permalink | Email This | Linking Blogs | More Images ...