PERM. May 7 (Interfax) - The Vereshchaginsky District Court in Perm territory has fined Alexander Ponosov, the headmaster of Sepych secondary school, 5,000 rubles for using unlicensed computer software. It also estimated the damage caused to Microsoft at over 202,000 rubles.

A Russian court yesterday found a school principal guilty of using pirated Microsoft software and fined him 5,000 rubles ($195) after a retrial that has been cast by Russian media as a battle between a humble educator and a mighty international corporation.

A court Monday found the principal of a village school guilty of using bootleg Microsoft software and ordered him to pay a fine of about $195 in a case that was cast by Russian media as a battle between a humble educator and an international corporation.

PERM. March 27 (Interfax) - A court in Perm territory has annulled a lower court's ruling against school director Alexander Ponosov, who is accused of using counterfeit computer software.

Text of report in English by Russian news agency I