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Four men have been jailed in China for creating and distributing a version of Windows XP with authentication and certification systems disabled.

Hong Lei, the creator of the web site dubbed Tomato Garden which distributed the code, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined $146,000, with an accomplice getting the same sentence. Two other men were received two year sentences for their part in the scam.

China has been accused of leading the world in the use of pirated software, although others say the problem is much worse in the industrialised world. Lately however it has been cracking down more firmly on pirates, and recently claimed the world's biggest piracy bust.

"China's efforts to stop intellectual property theft have been weak and ineffective—heavy on tough talk but light on implementation," U.S. Congressman Howard Berman of California, who has been visiting Beijing, said in a statement issued by his office.

"Hundreds of websites provide downloads and links to pirated movies, recordings and games."

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Fortunately on this website there are no pirates. I am safe here. :tank: brought my tank just in case...

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I know right!.. :thumbsup:.. BUT then that would saying that you are guilty by proximity, and communication. OH yeah and by the choices others make..

Or is it that you just feel guilty because the thought ran across your mind and your brain is up for exploitation. NO.. NO .. wait I got it.."OH BUT you WERE thinking it weren't you!"...LOL

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China has 1 billion people on average right? So technically they can't possibly jail all the pirates there else they might as well build a fence around half the country. :rofl:

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China has 1 billion people on average right? So technically they can't possibly jail all the pirates there else they might as well build a fence around half the country. :rofl:

That wouldn't be much of a problem since they already have half the fence :P

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1+ :hehe:

BTW. Jailin for piratin XP. Oh c'mon, now you are doin so.

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The only reason they got jailed was because China no longer has any use for XP since Win7 came out.

I am also packing and fleeing China. China will come for me next.

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what the wounder?? they sell xp like it was their products :fist:

so fu@#@# them , they make big money out of it , no wounder they piss of microsoft :badmood:

cheers ;)

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@box: When is your next flight to china? :P

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