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Tue 09 Sep 2001Microsoft Ireland launches anti-piracy softwareMicrosoft Ireland in partnership with Deloitte & Touche today launched a new software designed to help Irish companies ensure that they are compliant with the Copyright and Related Rights Act which came into law this year.According to "reproduction right", the storage of a computer programme on a hard disc, or in any other format, without the consent of the copyright owner will constitute copyright infringement.