BEC中级阅读:中国首次联手FBI打击盗版
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2008:04:19 12:26:18
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美国联邦调查局(FBI)昨日表示,中国警方和美国联邦调查局联合进行的一次打击盗版软件的"空前"行动,已逮捕25名嫌犯,缴获价值5亿美元的盗版软件。
An "unprecedented" joint crackdown on software piracy by Chinese police and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has led to 25 arrests and the seizure of counterfeit software worth $500m, the FBI said yesterday.
此次针对盗版微软(Microsoft)和其它美国公司商品的调查,受到了微软的欢迎。该美国软件巨头称其是"打击软件盗版行为的里程碑"。微软表示:"预计此次行动的一个直接结果,将是世界各国的盗版软件数量大幅下降。"
The investigations into goods pirated from Microsoft and other US companies were hailed by the American software giant as a "milestone in the fight against software piracy". It said: "Countries around the world are expected to experience a significant decrease in the volume of counterfeit software as a direct result of this action."
美国联邦调查局表示,此次行动是一次"空前的合作行动",共缴获了29万张盗版软件光碟。
The FBI said the action was an "unprecedented co-operative effort" that had seized 290,000 counterfeit software CDs.
此次调查包括了针对一个盗版组织采取的行动,微软称,相信该组织是"全球最大的此类团体"。调查可能有助于缓解美国政府的失望情绪。华盛顿方面认为,中国当局缺乏打击侵犯知识产权行为的决心。这一问题已成为中美摩擦的一个重要源头。
The investigations - which involved action against one pirate syndicate that Microsoft said was believed to be "the largest of its kind in the world" - could help ease frustration in Washington about a perceived lack of determination among Chinese authorities to crack down on intellectual property violations, an issue that has become a big source of Sino-US friction.
两年前,联邦调查局就加强了与中国地方执法机构的合作。当时有人担心,盗版纠纷正将中美贸易关系置于危险境地。
The FBI stepped up its co-operation with local law enforcement authorities two years ago amid concerns that disputes over piracy were putting Sino-US trade relationship at risk.
美国联邦调查局表示,在一次行动中,中国警方在上海逮捕了11人,冻结了50万美元资产和5处房产,同时缴获了涉嫌用于盗版美国电脑安全公司赛门铁克(Symantec)软件产品的设备。
In one of the resulting cases, the FBI said Chinese police in Shanghai had arrested 11 people, frozen $500,000 in assets and five properties, and seized equipment allegedly used to make software products pirated from US computer security company Symantec.
在南部城市深圳,当地机构与美国联邦调查局及行业调查人员合作,针对14个生产或从事盗版软件生产或交易的团体进行了打击。这些软件曾被销往世界各地。
In the southern city of Shenzhen, local authorities co-operating with the FBI and industry investigators had targeted 14 groups producing or trading counterfeit software that was sold around the world.
商业软件联盟(Business Software Alliance)称,在中国个人电脑使用的软件中,盗版软件比例占82%。
Counterfeits account for 82 per cent of the software used in personal computers in China, according to the Business Software Alliance