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Date: 21 Oct 92 20:02:13 EDT
From: Gordon Meyer <72307.1502@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject: File 9--The CU in the News (from Info Week)
Information Week (Oct 5, 1992 p10) reports that AT&T is suing the New
York Post for over $90,000 in unpaid long distance charges. The Post
claims the charges stem from fraudulent use of its PBX system, but
AT&T says that under current FCC regulations customers are responsible
for all charges on calls placed from their telephones, period. There
are 'rumblings' that a similar suit between AT&T and Mitsubishi is
about to be settled.
CONGRESS DECLARES SOFTWARE PIRACY A FELONY
The Software Copyright Protection Bill (S.893) has been sent to
President Bush for his signature. The bill provides for prison terms
of up to five years, and fines of up to $250K, for people convicted of
infringing at least 10 copies of a copyrighted program or programs
with a retail value of $2,500. This applies to both individuals and
corporations. (Information Week Oct. 12, 1992 pg 16)
MARSHALS GRAB COUNTERFEIT SOFTWARE
According to Microsoft Corp., U.S. marshals in California and New
Jersey have made the largest-ever seizure of unauthorized computer
software, impounding more than 150,000 counterfeit copies of its
MS-DOS operating system. The software retails for approximately $60 a
copy, bringing the value of the seizure to more than $9 million.
(From STReport #8.41)
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