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by microwavecamera 2976 days ago
Basically he was making counterfeit restore and Windows installation CDs, which you can just download for free, and distributing them with refurbished PCs he was selling. M$ claimed damages of $25 per CD based on the $25 they charge for their refurbishing program which provides a copy of the install media but also included a new license and participation the M$'s authorized refurbishing program even though no licenses were illegally provided. So now this guy is going to federal prison over what's really a copyright violation.