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Microsoft forbids the unlawful reproduction of their software (protected as a literary work) by end users on the basis of their license agreement. In 2014, Microsoft brought a case against a UK-based software retailer (Discount Licensing) which unlawfully resold and imported Microsoft’s software into Europe. Although the case was settled out of court and Discount Licensing ultimately admitted that they had infringed the copyright of Microsoft, the defendant was still required to pay Microsoft a large amount of money for damages and legal costs. Source: news.microsoft.com/en-gb/2014/02/03/second-handsoftwarer/