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to: David N. Barnett
from: Mike `/m`
date: 2003-03-05 17:29:28
subject: Re: Microsoft`s Mad Anti-Piracy Campaign

From: Mike '/m' 

On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 10:55:53 -0600, David N. Barnett  wrote:

>On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 12:01:50 +0000, Chris Robinson
> wrote in message
>:
>
>| According to a February 27, 2003, USA Today story by Acohido, the
>| well-known maker of guitar strings, Ernie Ball Inc., was slapped by the
>| Business Software Alliance (BSA) with a $90,000 fine for using eight
>| unlicensed copies of Microsoft Office on the firm's 80 personal
>| computers.
>
>How is such a fine enforceable?

Pay it or face Microsoft lawyers in court.

 /m

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