With any significant software update, there are always a few folks out there who like to break the rules - to illegally copy and distribute that software, for example. Now that Windows 98 has launched, Microsoft has stepped up its efforts to fight back against those who go against the grain. In that effort, Microsoft has announced that it has disbanded a Windows 98 counterfeiting operation in Anaheim, Calif.

　　On Wednesday, Anaheim police busted Donald Goldberg in a parking lot after a suspected drop-off of more than 800 pirated copies of Windows 98 to an undercover police officer.

　　"This is the first case of counterfeiting Windows 98 that we've found," said Annmarie Levins, Microsoft corporate attorney. "We're very pleased by the action and attentiveness of the Anaheim Police Department Economic Crimes Detail, who shut down this operation so quickly."

　　After catching Goldberg, police searched Auto-Scape Productions and discovered counterfeit copies of other software from other companies as well.

　　Goldberg has been charged under Section 350 of the California Penal Code: Theft of Trademarked or Copyrighted Material and his bail has been set at $1,000.

　　Microsoft has been ramping up its software piracy enforcement efforts and has also launched a campaign to inform consumers about what to look for and how to stay away from illegally distributed Microsoft software.