ALL SHOPS SELLING COMPUTERS IN ARMENIA HAVE A POSSIBILITY TO SELL THEM WITH LICENSED PROGRAMS OF MICROSOFT
Noyan Tapan
Jul 12 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Microsoft through its website started
using an anti-pirate system, which does not permit users of unlicensed
operation system to renew or to charge program production from the
above mentioned site, as well as warning that 30 days are given for
charging the licensed operation system. After that term a computer can
be turned on only in the regime of safe mode and the possibility to
enter Internet for the user to have a possibility to get the licensed
system for installation. Grigor Barseghian, the Director of Microsoft
RA (the Armenian branch of the Microsoft company) said this on July 11.
In his words, all shops selling computers in Armenia have the
possibility to buy licensed programs from the BiLine company, the
official distributer of Microsoft’s production in Armenia.
It was mentioned that Microsoft RA works with big companies, banks,
communication sphere operators, which receive Microsoft’s licensed
programs on special conditions.
In G. Barseghian’s words, according to the data of the Business
Software Alliance international organization, Armenia takes the first
place by the level of piracy among 123 countries, which is equal to
95%. He reminded that according to the Criminal Code, use of the object
of copyright amounting to 200 thousand drams and more (nearly 600 USD)
is punished by 2 years’ imprisonment. G. Barseghian assured that the
company is not going to use punitive sanctions in Armenia, but intends
to gradually establish use of licensed computer programs in Armenia.