Symantec infringement lawsuit against operators of pirated software

Yesterday, the Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court of the Norton anti-virus software manufacturers - Symantec Corporation sued the United States manufacturers of pirated software MA Jing Yi three companies controlled by the case of infringement, the amount of claims up to 1,000 million yuan. The core MA Jing Yi figures currently in detention, the absence of a court hearing yesterday. MA Jing Yi is the case of the Ministry of Public Security and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uncovered a joint line of the large cross-border production and sale of pirated software in one of the two cases, involving 667,000 pirated optical discs , illegal sales of up to 10,480,000 U.S. dollars.

MA Jing Yi马克培original name, in February 2003 in the United States had been engaged in the sale of pirated software. After a U.S. court issued an arrest warrant name to return to China and MA Jing Yi. Returned a few months later, he opened in Shanghai Shanghai Yi-An Investment Management Limited , Leslie Shanghai Investment Management Limited , as well as e-commerce Shanghai Consulting Co., Ltd. , continue to Norton series of software pirated software-based production and sales.

Charged under the indictment, from July 2003 to February 2007, MA Jing Yi ordered the employees to the outside of pirated optical discs sold a total of 677,000, stamper 15, as well as films such as film, illegal operation of more than 10,480,000 U.S. dollars.

A few days ago, easily MA Jing, Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court of First Instance sentenced to imprisonment for 7 years, a fine of 8.6 million yuan. As a result of the case other defendants filed an appeal, the whole case has not yet become effective.