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Symantec Awarded $18.6 Million in Judgments Resulting From Two Anti-piracy Cases

Verdicts For Both Cases Cripples Nationwide Counterfeit Software Operations
CUPERTINO, Calif. – July 9, 2009 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced it was awarded a combined total of $18.6 million in damages in cases brought against two distributors selling counterfeit Symantec software throughout North America.

Symantec Awarded $12 Million Judgment in Counterfeit Software Case

Damage Amount Against Interplus One of Largest Ever for a Symantec Anti-piracy Complaint
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Dec. 18, 2008 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced it was awarded $12 million in damages against a distributor selling counterfeit Symantec software throughout North America. The ruling constitutes one of the largest single judgments awarded to Symantec in a software piracy case.

Symantec Receives £700,000 In Compensation For Software Piracy Case

Largest Settlement Ever For Symantec In Europe Against Counterfeit Software Activities
London, UK – August 13, 2008 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced it has received £700,000 in damages and costs from a British distributor of counterfeit Symantec software. The compensation amount is the largest settlement ever for Symantec in a case involving software piracy in the UK and Europe.

Symantec Awarded $21 Million In Judgments Against Counterfeit Software Piracy Rings

Ruling Pertains To November 2006 Civil Suits Filed Against ANYI, SILI Inc. and Yee Sha
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Dec. 18, 2007 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that it was awarded $21 million in damages against a large network of distributors selling counterfeit Symantec software.

FBI sting busts Microsoft, Symantec counterfeiters

July 25, 2007 – The FBI and Chinese authorities have broken up a crime syndicate that was peddling hundreds of millions of dollars of counterfeit software from Microsoft and Symantec.

Symantec Stresses on Education to Combat Piracy

July 10, 2007– To be effective in the campaign against software piracy, Symantec strongly advocates the need to balance enforcement with education.

Symantec Files Series of Software Piracy Suits Totaling More Than $55 Million

Claims Made Against Eight Businesses Throughout the United States and Canada Involving 24 Individuals
CUPERTINO, Calif. – May 16, 2007 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that it has filed a series of eight civil lawsuits against distributors of counterfeit Symantec software, seeking a total of more than $55 million in damages from the cases involved.

Symantec Files Suit Against Large Counterfeit Software Piracy Ring

Two-and-a-half Year Investigation Results in Civil Charges Against ANYI, SILI Inc. and Affiliates
CUPERTINO, Calif. – Dec. 13, 2006 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that it has filed suit against a large network of distributors selling counterfeit Symantec software. The case against ANYI, SILI Inc., G.T. Micro, ASP Solutions, Mark Ma, Mike Lee, John Zhang, and other associated business affiliates was filed in United States District Court for the Central District of California, in Los Angeles, CA.

Symantec claws $100k from Calif. eBay pirates

November 23, 2006 – Two eBay traders agreed this week to pay $100,000 in damages after they were caught selling illegal copies of Norton security software

Symantec Awarded More Than $1 Million in Software Piracy Case

CUPERTINO, Calif. - Sept. 28, 2005 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced it has been awarded more than $1 million in restitution as a result of a criminal software piracy case in Houston, Texas. Li Chen pled guilty to one count of trademark infringement and agreed to the restitution as part of a plea bargain

Symantec Granted $3.1 Million Judgment In Software Piracy Case

CUPERTINO, Calif. - April 20, 2005 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), the global leader in information security, today announced it has been granted a default judgment of $3.1 million against Sam Jain for selling counterfeit Symantec software and violating Symantec's intellectual property rights.

Symantec Takes Measures to Combat Piracy

December 27, 2002 – Symantec (NSDQ:SYMC) is cracking down on piracy of its software. The security vendor stepped up efforts to combat the illegal copying and distribution of its products earlier this year after realizing that the problem was growing exponentially, said William Plante, Symantec's director of worldwide security and brand protection.