Bloomberg News is reporting that Microsoft has filed eight lawsuits in seven states against software resellers and system builders.

“The software titan alleges the companies distributed counterfeit and unlicensed computer programs.

The federal lawsuits stem from a test purchase program begun in 1997, Microsoft officials said Monday in a statement. Under that program, Microsoft bought software and computer systems as part of an effort to test their authenticity. ”

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