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Pratibha Syntex Ltd, an Indian textile company, has agreed to pay a penalty of US$100,000 (or Rs 66 lakhs) to settle charges of using pirated software that gave it competitive advantages over American businesses.
The company is headquartered in Indore, Madhya Pradesh and exports cloths to top American companies including Walmart.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris said that Pratibha Syntex engaged in illegal business practices that placed California garment companies at a disadvantage, while hurting American software companies' ability to develop new and innovative products.
