Microsoft turns to private detectives

The software giant is putting private eyes on the track of pirates, according to a report on CNET News.com sister site ZDNet UK.

Microsoft is in the midst of an international clampdown on people who sell counterfeit versions of its software on auction sites. It has launched more than 50 lawsuits in courts all over the world.

Michala Alexander, Microsoft U.K.'s head of antipiracy, revealed that the company is using private detectives to approach and question people suspected of selling illegal software. "We can't have our people doing it," Alexander said.

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