Microsoft expanded its anti-piracy program this week, shipping a new software update that checks whether Office users are running a licensed or pirated version of the productivity suite. Windows users who have Automatic Updates turned on probably have by now noticed at least one new update available from Redmond. The patch represents the next phase of the Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) anti-piracy pilot program Microsoft launched last year. Microsoft says the update is being gradually rolled out to different countries, so the update will not be available to everyone at the same time. The program checks against Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007 installations. Even users who have Automatic Updates set to download and install patches for them will need to approve a license agreement before the OGA patch will fully install. That’s a good thing, too, because according to Microsoft, this patch cannot be removed once it is