How One U.S. Company Is Protecting Against The Piracy Of Its Proprietary Software January 8, 2010

Two days ago, the New York Times reported on a lawsuit that was brought by California-based Cybersitter, claiming that two Chinese software companies had engaged in unfair competition, and misappropriated, or stolen, thousands of lines of the code contained in its proprietary software to develop Green Dam, a type of software designed to block users from viewing unwanted websites.

The significance of this particular case lies in its scope, however: apparently, the Chinese government mandated that Green Dam Youth Escort be included with all computers sold in the country, thereby forcing several prominent computer manufacturers, including Acer, Lenovo and Sony to include this software with its computers. According to the lawsuit, these manufacturers continued to market and sell their computers with the software even after they were made aware that the software was indeed pirated.

The lawsuit seeks more than $2 billion in damages, representing the amount of money Cybersitter would have earned had all of these users paid for their software.

Jonathan Cooper is a New York Business Litigation and New York Commercial Litigation Lawyer with a focus on New York breach of contract and New York business fraud claims before the Nassau, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Westchester and Suffolk County courts of New York State. For more information, feel free to contact his Long Island office at 516-791-5700.

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