Man held in probe of alleged pirated software
Riverside County sheriff’s investigators on Tuesday arrested a man on suspicion of computer software piracy, and confiscated $238,000 of alleged counterfeit software, 15 computers and $13,000 in cash, authorities said.
County prosecutors are reviewing the case against Gad Zamir, 64, of Menifee.
The eight-month investigation was spurred by complaints to Microsoft and Adobe corporations about defective software beginning in 2002 by buyers who bought Zamir’s software on online auction sites.
Zamir is accused of selling pirated copies of Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Server SQL Enterprise, which at the time retailed for about $25,000, for one-half to one-quarter of the retail price.
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