The industry hailed the verdict as a milestone in the fight against software piracy in China.

业界欢呼这项判决是中国反盗版软件行动的一个里程碑。

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'This is the first successful criminal case to crack down on such large-scale online software piracy in China,' said the Business software Alliance, a Washington-based industry group.

总部位于华盛顿的行业组织商业软件联盟(Business Soft ware Alliance)说，这是中国第一起打击大规模的软件网络盗版行为的成功刑事案例。

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However, software piracy rates in China dropped by 10 per cent between 2004 and 2008.

不过，在2004年至2008年间，中国的软件盗版率下降了10%。

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Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people ), which so rarely plays David, recently complained that rampant software piracy in China wasn't just for Chinese individuals earning a few thousand dollars a year.

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Asia is home to the world's three worst offenders in software piracy: China, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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In fact, stopping software piracy in Hong Kong may be far harder than it was in China.

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