Yesterday, Aug. 21 (5:24)
The officers involved in the fight against economic crime seized in one of the Katowice company illegal software, among others, for architectural and engineering drawings media delivery systems, road, rail, communications networks, as well as in the mining industry.
The company had illegally used software in the business of design is likely to achieve financial gain. Suspicions were confirmed when investigators searched the office of the Katowice command of the company. In the course of operations they secured 4 computers and 21 hard drives with illegal copies of software. Its value is initially estimated at nearly 2 million zł. According to the art. 278 § 2 of the Criminal Code to obtain someone else’s computer program without the consent of the rightholder (manufacturer) in order to gain material benefits is punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment.
– If the preliminary findings of the investigation police preliminary indications are confirmed, it will be able to tell you about another example of the use of illegal software on a very large scale in the context of – how do you suppose – profitable business – said Bartlomiej Witucki, the representative of the BSA.
A few weeks ago, the BSA has informed the Company entered into a settlement with the eastern Polish. It has benefited from illegal highly specialized software. Under the settlement, the company was obliged to pay compensation in the amount of $ 1 million.
– The agreement reached on the amount of one million dollars, as well as today commented on the matter, should be an eloquent warning to companies that commit the comparable the practice of – Witucki added.
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