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12:33 - Oh yes: this little bauble...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/25227.html
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Hey, did you know that Microsoft was convicted of software piracy and intellectual property theft, and fined 3 million francs in late September after a decade-long court battle?
It's true. And as The Register notes, all the usual news organs have been oddly (suspiciously?) silent on the matter.
Seems that when Micrososft acquired SoftImage, they "forgot" to remove some functionality that was covered under a contract with the French firm Syn'X, who wanted the code removed (and was legally justified in doing so, too).
Of course, Microsoft claimed innocence. Of course, they claimed that they were only innovating and acting in the consumer's best interest.
Of course, the penalty was a measly fine that Microsoft could have paid out of their parking-ticket budget.
I guess this story's going to have to spread through the blog channels, because it's not coming to light any other way...
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