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Africa Makes First Ever Piracy Arrest

The first ever arrest of a software pirate in Africa occurred yesterday when South African police charged Russian born sailor Gerrit Lamprecht with selling thousands of c...

David Jenkins, Blogger

November 27, 2003

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The first ever arrest of a software pirate in Africa occurred yesterday when South African police charged Russian born sailor Gerrit Lamprecht with selling thousands of copies of pirated game software and music discs. Lamprecht had advertised his wares in several local newspapers and faces a significant fine or possibly a jail sentence.

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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