Police swoop on illegal software
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 25 - 2005 at 07:23
Dubai Police have raided a computer company and confiscated nine PCs and 15 CDs loaded with illegal software, including Windows XP, Office XP and Adobe. Two people were arrested and charged with offences under the Intellectual Property Rights laws. Software piracy cost Middle East retailers $1.2bn in 2004, according to a report by BSA, but the UAE had the region's lowest rate at 34%.
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