The online delivery of antivirus and other applications will help reduce software piracy rates, according to Symantec.
Microsoft revealed that it receives around 500 calls per month to its Australian anti-piracy hotline from consumers that feel they have been ripped off and from resellers that are being pushed out of the market by dealers in pirate software.
Microsoft has vowed to better disclose the actions of its antipiracy tool once it is installed on Windows PCs.
The U.S. Senate on Friday overwhelmingly approved a controversial proposal that would let federal prosecutors file civil lawsuits against suspected copyright infringers, with fines reaching tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The European Parliament is set to vote next week on a controversial law that would extend companies' powers to crack down on pirates and song-swappers.
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