Russia’s War on Piracy/Malicious Software

Russian minister Leonid Reiman has announced new legislation to fight software piracy. According to official information the share of pirated software in the Russian Federation decreased in the last years from 90 to 60 percent. Reiman dismissed as a myth the impression that many viruses originate in his country: ‘Viruses are written all over the world.

I still don’t understand why ‘cybercrimes’ are not immediately punishable. Throw spyware/malware authors in prison for a while to get the word out that people are not messing around. Then we would start to see a steady decline. I think it’s a good thing that I’m not put in charge.

Source: Slashdot