Graham Arthur, head of Microsoft to combat piracy in the UK, said the company is dealing with piracy at all levels – from home users to large software vendors. He also said that buyers should make sure exactly what software (licensed or pirated), they are buying.

«We get 45 emails every week in the UK with information on the recorded facts of sales are not licensed copies of our products and each month we bring a lawsuit against a dozen software vendors. Also we are closing on 250 internet auctions each week, which offered to buy pirated copies of our software »- all this said Mr Arthur.