Ponosov: guilty
The result of the "Case Ponosov
According to Reuters news agency, the director of the Russian school said that he was fined by the court at half of his monthly salary for using pirated copies of Microsoft software at his school, and this is on charges that President V. Putin called "completely absurd."
Prosecutors said that Alexander Ponosov violated Microsoft’s property rights by allowing students to use 12 computers with unlicensed copies of Microsoft Windows and office software. Ponosov, the director of a provincial school in the Perm Region, replied that he did not know about the availability of fake licenses in computers when they were subcontracted.
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Russia is forced to step up the fight against the widely spread cheap pirated software, films and music as it prepares to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). In Moscow markets, illegal copies of the Microsoft Windows XP operating system can be purchased for $ 6.
Russian state television put Alexander Ponosov a hero in the fight a la David and Goliath against officially used systems and international corporations. “Today the court has convicted. They obliged me to pay a fine of 5,000 rubles (about 194 US dollars), ”said Ponosov during a telephone conversation with a Reuters representative. “I don’t find myself guilty and I’m going to file a complaint,” he said, adding that he hadn’t paid the fine. According to him, he gets 10 thousand rubles a month.
Putin described the case as “completely absurd,” and former President Mikhail Gorbachev even asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede for the teacher.
In February, a local court dismissed the charge, considering Microsoft’s losses insignificant, but Ponosov complained that his innocence was not recognized. Prosecutors also filed a complaint, and the case was returned to court.
As reported by RIA "Novosti", the court said that Ponosov cost Microsoft $ 10,342. Microsoft stated that the trial was initiated by Russian authorities.
"We are not interested in punishing schools or teachers, we are more interested in helping students develop the technical skills they may need in the 21st century," the company said. - “The case of Mr. Ponosov was initiated by Russian representatives of the authorities in accordance with Russian legislation. Microsoft has not initiated and does not have any plans for action against Mr. Ponosov. ”
Ponosov said that they made him an example for everyone. “Someone protects corporate interests, others are interested in not considering me guilty, because they think that if they consider me innocent, others will have the full right to continue to search for gaps in the protection of intellectual property rights,” said Ponosov.
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According to Reuters news agency, the director of the Russian school said that he was fined by the court at half of his monthly salary for using pirated copies of Microsoft software at his school, and this is on charges that President V. Putin called "completely absurd."
Prosecutors said that Alexander Ponosov violated Microsoft’s property rights by allowing students to use 12 computers with unlicensed copies of Microsoft Windows and office software. Ponosov, the director of a provincial school in the Perm Region, replied that he did not know about the availability of fake licenses in computers when they were subcontracted.
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Russia is forced to step up the fight against the widely spread cheap pirated software, films and music as it prepares to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). In Moscow markets, illegal copies of the Microsoft Windows XP operating system can be purchased for $ 6.
Russian state television put Alexander Ponosov a hero in the fight a la David and Goliath against officially used systems and international corporations. “Today the court has convicted. They obliged me to pay a fine of 5,000 rubles (about 194 US dollars), ”said Ponosov during a telephone conversation with a Reuters representative. “I don’t find myself guilty and I’m going to file a complaint,” he said, adding that he hadn’t paid the fine. According to him, he gets 10 thousand rubles a month.
Putin described the case as “completely absurd,” and former President Mikhail Gorbachev even asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede for the teacher.
In February, a local court dismissed the charge, considering Microsoft’s losses insignificant, but Ponosov complained that his innocence was not recognized. Prosecutors also filed a complaint, and the case was returned to court.
As reported by RIA "Novosti", the court said that Ponosov cost Microsoft $ 10,342. Microsoft stated that the trial was initiated by Russian authorities.
"We are not interested in punishing schools or teachers, we are more interested in helping students develop the technical skills they may need in the 21st century," the company said. - “The case of Mr. Ponosov was initiated by Russian representatives of the authorities in accordance with Russian legislation. Microsoft has not initiated and does not have any plans for action against Mr. Ponosov. ”
Ponosov said that they made him an example for everyone. “Someone protects corporate interests, others are interested in not considering me guilty, because they think that if they consider me innocent, others will have the full right to continue to search for gaps in the protection of intellectual property rights,” said Ponosov.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/8305/
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