Delhi HC awards Microsoft Rs 20 lakh in 12-yr-old copyright violation case

Court says local commissioner appointed by it found evidence of infringement on part of the defendants, and also unearthed attempts them to destroy evidence

The Delhi High Court on Friday awarded Rs 20 lakh to Microsoft in damages in a 12-year-old copyright infringement suit.

Microsoft said that a Mumbai-based firm was illegally using its software programs in which its copyrighted products, including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Windows Server were being reproduced and used for commercial purposes at the firm’s offices.

The court had on May 24, 2010, passed an injunction restraining the Mumbai firm from infringing the plaintiffs’ software programs. A local commissioner was also appointed by the court to probe the extent of the alleged infringement and a report was submitted.

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