Microsoft has started sending letters to people who have already downloaded the company's Windows source code that was illicitly leaked last week, warning them that such actions are in violation of the law.
The Redmond, Wash.-based maker of the Windows operating system said it also has placed alerts on several peer-to-peer clients where such illegal sharing of the leaked source code has taken place. The alerts are designed to inform any user who conducts specific searches on these networks to locate and download the source code that such activity is illegal, the company said. The letters come after portions of the company's Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 source code appeared on the Internet last Thursday, Feb. 12th.
By press time, Microsoft executives did not return calls asking for clarification on how they identified rogue downloaders.
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