1.   Using pirated software that was subject to copyright.

2.   And Microsoft recently announced it would begin monitoring eBay for the possible sale of pirated software.

3.   As the industry has cracked down on pirated software, the enforcement staff has shot up.

4.   Bauer said computers with pirated copyrighted software also were found at the three Los Angeles residences.

5.   A few years ago, police began investigating corporations that used pirated software.

6.   China, by virtue of its size and heavy reliance on pirated software, is seen as a higher than average risk.

7.   Companies threatened with prosecution by the BSA for using pirated software are told the charges will be dropped if they make exclusive deals to buy Microsoft products.

8.   In June, the authorities raided a computer-software distributor and four retail shops in Beijing and seized hundreds of computer discs bearing pirated software.

9.   Microsoft accused Premium Computers of installing pirated software on the machines it sells.

10.   Most pirated software consists of copies made illegally by people in corporate offices, government agencies, schools and homes.