Symantec sues over counterfeit software

Symantec announced on Wednesday that it has filed lawsuits against eight software distributors, alleging they illegally copied the company's software. The security and storage management software maker is seeking a total of $55m in damages. The lawsuits were filed over the past few months in three US district courts in California.

Symantec alleges counterfeit versions of its Norton SystemWorks, Norton AntiVirus, Norton Internet Security, pcAnywhere and Symantec AntiVirus Small Business Edition were sold. Most of the sales were conducted online, with the purchasers receiving the CDs in single, blank, white sleeves, with no documentation information, directions, labelled packaging or activation code information, according to Symantec. The companies being sued are: Acortech, mPlus, Logical Plus, SoftwareOutlets.com, Rowcal Distribution, Global Impact, Directron.com and eDirect Software.

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