By IANS
Thiruvananthapuram : A three-member team from the legal department of Microsoft Corp inspected a few computer software companies here Thursday and found widespread use of pirated software.
Speaking to IANS, superintendent of police Arun Kumar Sinha confirmed that the legal wing of Microsoft had registered a complaint with them and sought assistance for conducting raids.
“Our officials assisted the Microsoft team in the raid at a few firms in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts,” Sinha said.
“We have found widespread use of their pirated software. The police has registered a case under the Copyright Act against the IT firms that have violated the rule of law,” said Sinha.