Autodesk Seizes Pirated Software Worth Dh1 Million

ABU DHABI — Autodesk, the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building, and media and entertainment markets, has seized pirated copies of its ‘AutoCAD 2007’ software with a total value of Dh1 million, from an engineering consultancy firm in Abu Dhabi.

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Published: Wed 21 Oct 2009, 11:02 PM

Last updated: Fri 12 Jul 2024, 12:01 PM

The piracy raid, which was done alongside the UAE Ministry of Economy and Salem Al Maddfa Advocates & Legal Consultants, is part of the company’s campaign to bring down the incidence of intellectual property rights, or IPR, violations in 
the country.

Prior to the raid, Autodesk had profiled the customer and found that around 70 of its employees were utilising ‘AutoCAD 2007’ software without legal licences for the product. —

(Staff Report)

Published: Wed 21 Oct 2009, 11:02 PM

Last updated: Fri 12 Jul 2024, 12:01 PM

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