Microsoft, in gathering evidence it later handed over to the F.B.I. and to Chinese authorities, said more than 1,000 people had notified the company and sent in counterfeit discs.
The seller is not selling the software itself, only a LEGALLY OBTAINED registration key. This is a BIG DIFFERENCE, and no his trust rating is not appropriate. He simply evoked the criminal aspect of this so he could manipulate the staff into doing his extorting for him because criminal activity is not allowed on the forum. This is very clearly 100% a TOS violation, and a CIVIL case at best NOT A CRIMINAL CASE.