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To: Ian Davidson who wrote (17322)	3/6/1999 11:38:00 PM
From: Ian Davidson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Saturday March 6, 10:39 pm Eastern Time Microsoft wins first China copyright cases BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has won its first two Chinese court cases against software pirates, the China Daily Business Weekly reported on Sunday. A Chinese court ordered two domestic software companies to pay 800,000 yuan ($96,600) in compensation to Microsoft for infringing its copyright, the newspaper said. ''The verdict in the case fully demonstrates China's efforts to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights,'' the newspaper quoted Tom Robertson, attorney for Microsoft, as saying. ''The court verdict has greatly enhanced our confidence for China to wall off the pirate software in the industry,'' Robertson was quoted as saying. One of the companies, Beijing Seastar Science and Technology Development Co, was found to have installed Microsoft's Windows 95 and Office 97 in its computer line without Microsoft's approval, the newspaper said. The other, Beijing Min'an Investment Consulting Co Ltd had failed to obtain Microsoft's authorisation before installing Softimage animation software. It was the first time Microsoft had pursued software piracy in a Chinese court, the newspaper said. The Beijing Number One Intermediate People's Court also ordered the two companies to publicly apologise in designated newspapers and periodicals, the paper said. The companies had failed to appeal by the court-ordered deadline, it said. Yin Zhihe, executive chairman of the Beijing Software Industrial Association, welcomed the verdict, but said the current situation on the domestic software market was ''still far from satisfactory.'' ''More efforts were needed to wipe out the pirates,'' Yin was quoted as saying. ($1.0 = 8.28 yuan) -- Beijing Newsroom (86) 10-6532-1921; Fax (86) 10-6532-4978 -- Email: beijing.newsroom@reuters.com More Quotes and News: Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) Related News Categories: US Market News Help Copyright © 1999 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. See our Important Disclaimers and Legal Information. Questions or Comments?

To: Ian Davidson who wrote (17322)	3/7/1999 6:09:00 PM
From: Lan Jaron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Ian Is Stan Harley pretty good? Tell me any one who can do better. He called the 9400 top in July 1998. He called the Oct 1998 rally. He called the Dec 11 rally. He called the March 3 rally. (always give or take 2 days) I guess I missed a couple of predictions in between. He doesn't promote himself, there's no web site. He is a regular guest of Richard Saxton of Channel 22 in Los Angeles. None of my investing pals in LA knows him. But he does exist. I'll keep this board posted whenever there's update from Stan. Timer Digest rated him #1 since 1998. Even after such incredible successes in the past, some of my friends still ignore his advises about March 3. But it's not too late, MSFT up only 5 points. Stan said the upside will last at least another month or so. Jaron