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To: FJB who wrote (146112)	10/26/2001 6:03:30 PM
From: rudedog	Respond to of 186894

Robert - the EULA does not apply - it's not the end user (the EU in EULA) who is liable. It's the OEM... but the end user gets screwed too since he can't keep the illegal software. Probably gets the option to have the OEM refund his money or something. You will see in bold letters that the license is not transferrable - i.e. it is only for the machine it was shipped on. That part DOES apply to the end user. It also closes a loophole that the OEM might try and exploit. Y'all can do what you want but I know from personal experience that this is an area which is very well tracked and very well enforced.

To: FJB who wrote (146112)	10/26/2001 7:26:56 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

October 26, 2001 03:36 PM Nevada man jailed for counterfeit software scheme By Reuters NEW YORK (REUTERS) - A 49-year-old Nevada man has been sentenced to two years in prison for the large-scale trafficking in counterfeit Microsoft software over the Internet, federal prosecutors said on Friday. Paul Stamatis of Las Vegas, formerly of Los Angeles, was also sentenced to pay Microsoft $500,000 in restitution. Stamatis, who had pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme, was sentenced on Thursday. Stamatis was arrested in February 2000 along with Robert Gaboury, 61, and Chia Yu Ku, 49, both of California. The indictment charged that Ku had obtained copies of counterfeit Microsoft software CDs, packaged them and then distributed the CDs to various people including Stamatis. Stamatis, who also got other counterfeit software from other suppliers, distributed the software to buyers throughout the country. Gaboury was one of Stamatis' customers and he also distributed large amounts of software throughout the country. Stamatis and Ku both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit software and criminal trademark violations. Gaboury pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate copyright and trademark laws. Gaboury was sentenced last year to six months in prison and six months of home confinement. Ku is awaiting sentencing. Related Articles: Microsoft launches second worldwide piracy hunt Copyright (c) 2000 Reuters Limited. Reuters content is the intellectual property of Reuters Limited. For additional information on other Reuters Services please visit the Reuters public web site -