Microsoft Fined In India For Using "Money Power" Against Pirates

[अभिजित Abhijit]

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|   posted by Soulskill on Monday December 14, @15:05 (Microsoft)                              |
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bhagwad writes "The Delhi High Court has found Microsoft guilty of using
money and influence to [0]make it expensive to defend against piracy
cases. According to the judge, 'When the constitution of India provides
equality before law, this equality has to be all pervasive and cannot be
allowed to be diluted because of money power or lobbying power.'
Furthermore, the judge said that Microsoft had to deposit a certain
amount of money beforehand, and, if they lost the case, the money would
go to the defendants for their legal and travel expenses. For icing on
the cake, the court also appointed a commissioner to probe the matter
further and ordered Microsoft to pay the costs. In an age where muscled
corporations harass the ordinary person through expensive litigation,
it's highly pleasurable to see them rapped for it by a judge."

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