September 4, 2012 at 11:53Police from Temirtau (Kazakhstan) sent a letter to the creators of Photoshop
Law enforcement officers are asked to figure out what damage the corporation caused by a businessman from Osakarovka.
For more than a year, law enforcement officers have not been able to punish George Michelson. A case was opened against an entrepreneur for using an unlicensed version of a computer program. But they cannot be held accountable because they cannot find out what damage the businessman from Osakarovka caused to Adobe.
Nv.kz told how the police received a statement from the Great Yassa Almaty company. The lawyers of this company complained about businessmen from the village of Osakarovka. Allegedly, entrepreneurs illegally use Photoshop, which means they violate the rights of its authors.
The police went with a test purchase to the businessman from Osakarovka Georgy Mikhelson. In the salon "Golden Dragon" he sells office supplies and takes photos on documents. The policeman asked to put a jacket and tie on his picture. The wife of George processed the photo in Photoshop, gave it away, immediately the financial police entered and began to seize the system unit. Businessmen did not deny that they did not buy the program, but downloaded it freely on the Internet. They repented and were ready to pay a fine. But the fine was not enough. A criminal case was opened against George Michelson.
“Yes, we are to blame, we used counterfeit products,” says the wife of a businessman, Elena. - But the damage we did not do the same huge amount! We have two or three clients a week in the photo. Is there really a time limit for this?
The fact is that piracy is punished with a term and a fine. Criminal will be liability or administrative - depends on the amount of damage. Policemen cannot identify her for more than a year. Therefore, in order to establish how much “Photoshop” and “other issues of interest” actually cost, our police officers sent a “legal aid order” to the United States of America. Since “Photoshop” appeared there and the head office of “Adobe” is located there, law enforcement officers reasoned. Until a response from the United States came, the criminal case against George Michelson was suspended.
For more than a year, law enforcement officers have not been able to punish George Michelson. A case was opened against an entrepreneur for using an unlicensed version of a computer program. But they cannot be held accountable because they cannot find out what damage the businessman from Osakarovka caused to Adobe.
Nv.kz told how the police received a statement from the Great Yassa Almaty company. The lawyers of this company complained about businessmen from the village of Osakarovka. Allegedly, entrepreneurs illegally use Photoshop, which means they violate the rights of its authors.
The police went with a test purchase to the businessman from Osakarovka Georgy Mikhelson. In the salon "Golden Dragon" he sells office supplies and takes photos on documents. The policeman asked to put a jacket and tie on his picture. The wife of George processed the photo in Photoshop, gave it away, immediately the financial police entered and began to seize the system unit. Businessmen did not deny that they did not buy the program, but downloaded it freely on the Internet. They repented and were ready to pay a fine. But the fine was not enough. A criminal case was opened against George Michelson.
“Yes, we are to blame, we used counterfeit products,” says the wife of a businessman, Elena. - But the damage we did not do the same huge amount! We have two or three clients a week in the photo. Is there really a time limit for this?
The fact is that piracy is punished with a term and a fine. Criminal will be liability or administrative - depends on the amount of damage. Policemen cannot identify her for more than a year. Therefore, in order to establish how much “Photoshop” and “other issues of interest” actually cost, our police officers sent a “legal aid order” to the United States of America. Since “Photoshop” appeared there and the head office of “Adobe” is located there, law enforcement officers reasoned. Until a response from the United States came, the criminal case against George Michelson was suspended.