China Internet users ally to sue "rogue software" producer

时间：2006-09-27 07:12:12

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Sept. 27 - Internet users in eight Chinese cities have united to sue a major Internet company for plaguing computers with "rogue1 software".

 

The alliance, covering Beijing, Jinan, Urumqi, Xining, Dalian, Tianjin, Wuhan and Chengdu, filed suits against the Oak Pacific Interactive2 for crippling computers with software that cannot be completely uninstalled.

 

The alliance considered "rogue software" to include software that forced advertisement pop-ups, collected personal information or endangered assets when performing normal functions like downloading or playing files.

 

Planning to sue one or two rogue software manufacturers each week, the alliance has brought to court major Internet companies like Zhongsou, Yahoo! China, Alibaba and eBay China since its inauguration3 on Sept. 4, demanding a symbolic4 compensation of 94 yuan (11.75 U.S. dollars) for each case.

 

The Shanghai Morning Post reported that local government officials in Shanghai had drafted standards on determining rogue software to provide legal support for the fight.

 

With a market of 1 billion yuan, the rogue software industry is driven by huge commercial interests.

 

Statistics from the Internet Society of China show more than 130 types of rogue software are spread on the country's Internet, while 98.75 percent of 20,000 users polled by the Sina website said they had been attacked by rogue software.

 
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1 rogue qCfzo     
n.流氓；v.游手好闲
参考例句：
  • The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
  • They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。
2 interactive KqZzFY     
adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的
参考例句：
  • The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
  • This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。
3 inauguration 3cQzR     
n.开幕、就职典礼
参考例句：
  • The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
  • Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
4 symbolic ErgwS     
adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的
参考例句：
  • It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
  • The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

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