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In the computers of the forensic laboratory of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Poznań, software "of doubtful legality" was found (journalists write directly: illegal, although this is a simplification). Proceedings were initiated, but they were discontinued because - as I read - "the prosecutor's office did not identify the person who installed the pirated software".

I don't see information about the forensic laboratory on the Police.pl website, maybe it hasn't been added yet. A note on this subject is published only by RMF, under the title "Poznań policemen as computer pirates" (I wonder what the title of the note will be on the Police website?). The cited text also shows that the case was looked at by prosecutors from Zielona Góra, and the software in question is "Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Word".

I don't think Microsoft will file a motion to prosecute the police. What would it look like? And it could put a shadow on the good cooperation so far... Well, but maybe if it is not known who installed it, then prosecutors will also discontinue it in other cases?

Website of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Poznań and police news from Poznań.

It should also be written right away that on the Police's websites you can find such messages that rather concern "large scale". An example is the note Secured illegal software (here officers found over 1,000 CDs), 1,300 CDs secured, SOFT in the grocery store (here, 1,165 CDs and DVDs, 26 liters of alcohol and 108 packs of cigarettes without excise stamps were secured), etc.

Maybe it's also worth assessing whether one operating system and one text editor (we don't know if there were more) can be considered an activity with negligible social harmfulness. It's worse that it's in the Police (which has an impact on this social harmfulness).