Legal clampdown driving software pirates off eBay
Published July 27th, 2006
AuctionInfo.org
Recent legal action against software pirates operating on eBay has scared counterfeiters away from the auction site, it was claimed today.
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) said that lawsuits filed against three sets of pirates have had a “discernable impact†on the number of illegal auctions posted on eBay.
The SIIA tracked the incidence of auctions selling illegal copies of 18 software products for 30 days after its legal offensive.
Depending on the product, there was a 20-50 per cent decrease in total auctions placed in the first week or two following the announcement.
