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Microsoft Fined In India For Using "Money Power" Against Pirates

Posted by Soulskill on from the somebody-forward-this-to-the-riaa dept.

bhagwad writes "The Delhi High Court has found Microsoft guilty of using money and influence to make it expensive to defend against piracy cases. According to the judge, 'When the constitution of India provides equality before law, this equality has to be all pervasive and cannot be allowed to be diluted because of money power or lobbying power.' Furthermore, the judge said that Microsoft had to deposit a certain amount of money beforehand, and, if they lost the case, the money would go to the defendants for their legal and travel expenses. For icing on the cake, the court also appointed a commissioner to probe the matter further and ordered Microsoft to pay the costs. In an age where muscled corporations harass the ordinary person through expensive litigation, it's highly pleasurable to see them rapped for it by a judge."

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  1. Re:Too bad the US can't comprehend this concept by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Thus India is more democratic than the US.

  2. India is sooo into equality by ClosedSource · · Score: 0, Troll

    'When the constitution of India provides equality before law, this equality has to be all pervasive and cannot be allowed to be diluted because of money power or lobbying power.'

    But it's OK if it's diluted by centuries of discrimination by caste.

    1. Re:India is sooo into equality by ClosedSource · · Score: 0, Troll

      My insight is that people in glass houses ...

  3. Re:Too bad the US can't comprehend this concept by Runaway1956 · · Score: 0, Troll

    *cough*

    Have you looked at our president this year? What - 8 generations ago, he would be seen as a runaway slave, right? Some lowlife SOB would hogtie him and take him back to the south for auction. "A fine, strong, healthy buck, do I hear 5000 dollars?"

    We have Shrillary running all around the world making us look silly, and Rice before her. And, Rice is BOTH black and female!

    We've even had a Catholic president.

    Some queer bitch was just elected mayor of Houston.

    We have some Native Americans holding office in this nation.

    You want diversity? India has nothing on us. You need to keep up with current events, dude.

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