Eric Lundgren, the founder of a recycling company, faces a 15-month prison sentence and a $ 50,000 fine and Microsoft also seeks compensation in the amount of $ 420,000 for lost sales because he produced a total of 28,000 Windows recovery discs, allegedly designed to reduce e-waste, Clients include IBM, Motorola and Sprint.
The 33-year-old entrepreneur was accused of copyright infringement and pleaded guilty to two out of 21 lawsuits against him.The Washington Post reported that the Federal Court of Appeal had approved the case for an urgent decision to allow Lundgren Had the opportunity to explain what happened and how he was eventually accused of piracy, but the issue, according to him, was not that he created a recovery disc, but that he used the Dell and Microsoft logos.
Recovery discs are typically provided by manufacturers to customers who purchase new PCs to diagnose and repair operating system problems, but in most cases, especially when using legacy systems, these discs are generally lost, prompting many buyers to purchase new ones. By making these recovery disks, Lundgren believes he can reduce e-waste by helping customers restore their system performance.
The recovery image is usually downloadable from the device manufacturer's website, but Lundgren admits he wants to sell his CD. He said Microsoft does not sell recovery CDs, sells licenses only, and his recovery CDs are only available to those who have installed genuine Windows User.
Lundgren hopes to convince the judge himself should not be imprisoned, but Microsoft very much hope that the man into jail.