The Commercial Crime Branch of the South African Police Services, assisted by the SA Federation Against Copyright and Theft (SAFACT) and Microsoft, carried out a successful raid on an Internet site selling alleged counterfeit products based in Booysens, Johannesburg and Roshnee, Vereeniging.
The police seized over 500 counterfeit games and VCD films, as well as a number of Microsoft Server and Office software products.
According to Mark Reynolds, in charge of Microsoft SA`s anti-piracy and legalisation drive, the investigation - which took several months to complete - culminated in a raid on four addresses simultaneously on Friday, 7 September, in Booysens, Johannesburg and Roshnee, Vereeniging.
The raid was led by the Commercial Crime Branch, Pretoria, in terms of the Counterfeit Goods Act.
Fred Potgieter, MD of SAFACT, confirmed that over 500 counterfeit games and VCD films were seized, a number of Microsoft Server and Office products, as well as other products belonging to Electronic Arts and other major publishers. The films seized included Jurassic Park 111, which has not yet been released in SA.
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