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Impact of Unlicensed Software on Mid-Market Companies
This paper explores the trade-off of purchasing and using genuine, fully licensed software versus using unlicensed software. It concludes that companies with unlicensed software do not have lower IT spend, and may incur far greater risk of system failure, data loss and employee discontent. Learn More

Chinese Court Sentencing of Software Counterfeiters
Microsoft Commends Chinese Court in Sentencing Ringleaders of World’s Largest Software Counterfeiting Syndicate. Sentencing marks the culmination of a global investigation and demonstrates concrete action by the Chinese government to protect intellectual property rights. Read More

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Microsoft Announces Global Anti-Piracy Day
On October 21st, as part of the Global Anti-Piracy Day, Microsoft filed legal actions against 20 software resellers in nine states that allegedly sold pirated copies of Microsoft Windows XP Professional and multiple versions of Office. This is part of simultaneous education and enforcement efforts in 49 countries on six continents to combat the sophisticated, illegal trade of pirated and counterfeit software. Learn More > | View The Lawsuits >

The Impact of Software Piracy and License Misuse on the Channel
This study explores the effect of piracy and license misuse on companies in the software ecosystem--resellers, VARs, system integrators, service firms, and other ISVs. Learn More about the benefits of lowering piracy for local economies and the impact of the Microsoft ecosystem on those same economies.

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Microsoft Files 21 Lawsuits Against Software Pirates
As part of its ongoing efforts to protect its customers and partners from the risks of pirated and counterfeit software, Microsoft Corp. today announced the filing of 21 lawsuits in federal court in 14 states against resellers allegedly engaging in the sale of pirated software, including some alleged repeat offenders. Learn More > | View The Lawsuits >