Pirated Gorbachev a favor to the Bill-Gates

According to the finance Board, a week-and the former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates issued a letter requesting the gates to Russia a teacher using pirated Microsoft software be condoned, and revoke the teachers of the prosecution.

A man named Alexander of Russia, due to the high school teachers in the schools computer installed pirated Microsoft operating systems, Microsoft, on the grounds of breach of intellectual property protection law in court, facing imprisonment of 5 years and a fine of 1 million fine.

5, Gorbachev in own charity funds Web site published a letter. He said in the letter, "in view of this teacher from Ural remote mountain village, you might not know how the so-called intellectual property rights protection method, I do not know who to blame, and should be tolerated". He also said that "as a secondary school teachers to teaching and education, to low income but will not be able to tell you their most common employees compared to the (now he has since used the pirated software) faced the risk of arrest", "we work for Microsoft is to respect and support for violation of intellectual property protection Act punished, that there is no question about it. However, for this event, we request you to show tolerance and withdrawal of the charges against him. Your support will get all use Microsoft products in Russia people enthusiastic support. ”

On that day, Microsoft issued a statement saying: "it is a criminal case, Russia has the prosecution case investigation and prosecution, Microsoft does not intend to bring civil proceedings against Alexander. We believe that Russia Court will carefully analyse all relevant details, make a fair judgement. "So far, Bill Gates, I have not yet been · to comment.

In order to join the World Trade Organization, Russia is currently increasing piracy, protection of intellectual property rights. Last week, Putin also come forward to express their views on the matter, he urged the development of new laws to protect the interests of consumers. He said, "we need to contact those who manufacture and disseminate pirated goods struggle of people, not against users."