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| Subject: Thieving OZschwitz pigs get nailed and settle piracy dispute with software giant - too bad they didn't go to jail though Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:58 am | |
| A multimillion-dollar legal claim against NSW law enforcement authorities by a British software giant has been settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.
Multinational software firm Micro Focus had alleged in a lawsuit filed in 2011 that the NSW Police, Ombudsman, Police Integrity Commission, Department of Corrective Services and other government agencies illegally distributed its Rumba and ViewNow software, which is used to run the intelligence database known as COPS.
NSW Police confirmed in a statement to Fairfax Media that it had now settled but would not disclose details.
"The settlement of this matter is the subject of non-disclosure provisions," a NSW police spokesman said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/government-it/police-settle-piracy-dispute-with-software-giant-20130130-2dkwq.html#ixzz2JXtb8jje
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