Dubai: UAE Ministry of Economy with the help of government authorities have raided 21 stores in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai to confiscate 29,000 pirated Microsoft’s Xbox 360 games.
“The ramifications of piracy and the distribution of pirated goods will always negatively impact any economy and hinder growth. It does no justice to the businesses that are operating legitimately and complying with all regulatory and UAE laws,” Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz, Managing Director, UAE Ministry of Economy, said in a statement.
Jawad Al Redha, Anti-Piracy Manager, Microsoft Gulf, told Gulf News that the authorities are tightening the grip on counterfeit products sold in the UAE and we will take all necessary actions to clamp down on piracy.
He said not only do pirated games seriously affect our consumers, but they also threaten our partners and resellers that do business legitimately. We will continue working closely with all the relevant local Ministries and authorities to pursue all offenders taking an unfair advantage of our legitimate partners and consumers.
Three weeks back, The National Media Council destroyed 22,000 pirated CDs containing all the latest movies, audios, pornography, computer software and PlayStation and XbBox games confiscated from Dubai.
