"The defendant was convicted of fraud for selling illegal software to customers but the case centered on the tampering of Microsoft Corp.'s education software. According to Microsoft, Blasek obtained legitimate Microsoft software sold to schools and educational facilities at a discounted rate and then resold it as full versions to non-educational customers for well over the discounted price," reports InfoWorld.
"Microsoft suffered €4.5 million ($5.5 million) in damages due to Blasek's activities, the court spokesman said."
