#Man tries to reduce e-waste but is facing prison time over dispute with Microsoft

"Microsoft disagreed Lundgren, with his practices to attempt to extend the life of PCs"

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Eric Lundgren implemented an idea to prevent the ever increasing amount of electronics in the landfills. His company takes in and handles around 41 million pounds of electronic waste (e-waste) products annually. Unfortunately the American multinational technology company Microsoft Corporation disagreed Lundgren, with his practices to attempt to extend the life of PCs.

Eric Lundgren created around 28,000 (28 K) discs with the Windows operating system (os) burned onto them so it would be easier for customers to make use of recycled products.
The Restore discs are commonly provided to customers when purchasing a computer from an OEM, so that if something goes wrong, the software can be restored without too much hassle.

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But Duplicating thousands of discs has resulted in sentencing Eric Lundgren to 15 months in prison and also a $50,000 fine.Microsoft sent in a letter asking for $420,000 as damages to lost sales.

Lundgren will have to appeal before the 11th Circuit courts in attempt to remain out of further trouble. The major issue with Lundgren's business venture is that Dell and Microsoft logos were used on the duplicated discs to replicate the restore discs that Dell hands out with many systems.

Whether or not his practices of duplication are legal, using corporate logos on duplicated discs without permission is a red flag.However, a federal appeals court is allowing a review on the grounds that it may be a misunderstanding.

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#reference :

https://www.techspot.com/news/73358-man-tries-reduce-e-waste-but-facing-prison.html

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