[kictanet] Fwd: Gorbachev wades into piracy row

[Nick Wambugu]

Thanks Alex, for the URL and sure it is for human beings,
Also in that case of pirated software most of people buy machine
installed with these softwares so hang the distributors not the users in
support to mr.president.

Thanks,
Nick.
On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 22:07 -0800, Alex Gakuru wrote:
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> 
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> Asante Bw. PS for the freedom of information, I foresee its my uses 
> 
> Gakuru
> 
> Alex Gakuru <alex.gakuru at yahoo.com> wrote:
>         [BBC Online]
>         
>         Gorbachev wades into piracy row
>         
>         Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has urged Microsoft
>         co-founder Bill Gates to intercede in a computer piracy case
>         against a Russian headteacher. The plea came in an open letter
>         published on Mr Gorbachev's website. 
>         Microsoft representatives in Russia brought the case against
>         Alexander Ponosov, accused of running pirated software on
>         school computers. 
>         Russian President Vladimir Putin has also criticised the
>         prosecution of Mr Ponosov, in Perm, east of Moscow. 
>         Mr Gorbachev's letter, on the website run by his charitable
>         foundation, said "many people in Russia regard this scandalous
>         case as trumped-up, launched on the initiative of Microsoft
>         corporation to set a precedent". 
>         'Show mercy' 
>         "We have great respect for the work of Microsoft's
>         programmers... and are in no way casting doubt on the
>         principle of punishment for intellectual property violations. 
>         "However, in this case we ask you to show mercy and withdraw
>         your complaint against Alexander Ponosov," the letter read. 
>         Mr Gorbachev said that under Russian criminal law the teacher
>         could face "imprisonment in Siberian camps". 
>         The Perm region lies in the Ural Mountains, between Moscow and
>         Siberia. 
>         Microsoft accuses the teacher of knowingly using pirated
>         Windows software in the school and causing the company losses
>         put at 266,000 roubles ($10,000; £5,000). 
>         Mr Ponosov says he is innocent, that the software had been
>         pre-installed and he did not know it was unlicensed when he
>         obtained the computers. 
>         At his news conference on 1 February, President Putin said
>         investigators should "go after the distributors, not the
>         users". 
>         "It's ridiculous to just arrest a chap for using computers,"
>         he said. 
>         
>         < http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6332441.stm >
>         rgds,
>         
>         Alex Gakuru
>         
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