Microsoft (China) Sues Gome And Buynow For Copyright Infringement

Microsoft (China) Co., Ltd has brought a lawsuit against Shanghai Gome Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd (Gome) and Beijing Outwards YueXiu Computer Market Limited Liability Company (Buynow) for software copyright infringement, requiring them to stop infringing and indemnify Microsoft for its loss.

Microsoft has put forward evidence to prove that Gome (LuWan store) installed pirated Microsoft Windows and Office software in computers it was selling. It argued that Buynow was jointly liable: as a result of poor supervision or poor management on the part of Buynow, - s two computer sellers (Beijing Hongguang century trade Co., LTD. and Beijing ZhuoYue element trade Co., LTD.) were installing pirated Microsoft Windows and Office software into the computers it sold.