Cops caught for using pirated software

21 Dec 00 13:37 by Robin van Lieshout in category Uncategorized

A nice article at The Register about a UK’s police force who used illegal software!


The UK’s police forces are going to be audited see if they’re running pirated or unlicensed software. This is because at least one force has been caught running counterfeit copies of MS Office.

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is to audit a sample of police IT equipment to see how widespread the problem is. The move was announced in parliament by junior Home Office minister Lord Bassam, reports Reuters.

Hampshire Constabulary was caught using counterfeit copies of Microsoft Office Pro 97 at the end of October.

Officers from the City of London arrested four men in connection with the crime at the time. Three of whom worked for Protocol Solutions, the integrators who set up the Hampshire force’s IT system, and the fourth man was an ex-employee of Protocol. One of the men arrested was a former superintendent of Hampshire. All four were released without charge.

The police also raided Protocol’s offices in Fareham.

Officers of the City of London police force are still investigating the case.


Where is the world going if even the police is using illegal software…

17 Comments on Cops caught for using pirated software

Unknown
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Posted on: 21 Dec 00 21:36
There you see everybody are using illegal copies http://www.cdfreaks.com/jochem/../smilies//smile.gif

I think the world is going to...

Wel I ran out of imagination
Unknown
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Posted on: 21 Dec 00 21:42
There you see that everybody are using illegal copies! Even the police!

I think that world is going to...

Well I ran out of imagination, but maybe someone else writes something clever!
Unknown
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Posted on: 21 Dec 00 22:20
something clever!;-)
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Posted on: 21 Dec 00 22:24
The world is going to oblivion...
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Posted on: 21 Dec 00 22:33
hey, as if we didn't know! i've bought and sold copied cds from police before! they don't care!
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Posted on: 21 Dec 00 22:51
I think copying is becomming a new sort of media in the future..
Unknown
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Posted on: 21 Dec 00 23:16
copsying !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unknown
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Posted on: 21 Dec 00 23:18
its a new type of copy techniq
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Posted on: 22 Dec 00 00:47
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Posted on: 22 Dec 00 05:51
One time I was at the Glasgow Barrowlands (notorious market with _lots_ of cd stalls) and I saw 2 police at a stall I was going to. On duty, in uniform with radios going. I thought they were there to close the place down, but no, they were handing over hard earned cash for some disks!
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Posted on: 22 Dec 00 08:18
Office 97? They need to check the scene more often, office 2000 was released almost 2 years ago...
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Posted on: 22 Dec 00 08:30
...hehe yea Office 97 eh...if you're gonna pirate, at least be up to date http://www.cdfreaks.com/jochem/../smilies//smile.gif
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Posted on: 22 Dec 00 12:25
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Posted on: 22 Dec 00 15:04
Hehehe, i´ve sold about everything to cops, drugs, homemade booze, stolen hardware....they are just as greedy as the average joe, if you can make a buck, then do it:-)...so this is no surprise to me....
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Posted on: 22 Dec 00 18:05
u talk bollox! pirating cds is a world apart from drugs etc!
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Posted on: 25 Dec 00 16:12
Well 1, E-Buzz has a point. Durgs and Illegal software are usualy purchased at the same dealer (depends on how high you are in those circles). You probably just buy it form your friends, but making illegal discs is usualy done by criminal organisations... But who cares anyway?!? http://www.cdfreaks.com/jochem/../smilies//wink.gif
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Posted on: 26 Dec 00 23:35
we are family :-)
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