Anti Piracy Group Siphons $205k from Nevada Economy
The Business Technology Consumer Network
could easily have helped this company avoid, or at the least minimize,
the impact of this punitive audit. Nothing to buy - no new software or
hardware - no new consultants to hire. Just a simple application of
POCS:
Plain Old Common Sense...
When it comes to violating the complex terms and conditions of a software license, American enterprises better watch their Ts&Cs! It makes little difference whether your violation is the result of a simple mistake, or the end of the line in a serious copyright duplication effort, you are going to pay the big software piracy bucks. The reality is that ANY company that uses computers (or other devices) in their operations can become an enforcement agency audit target. The truly sad reality is that you could have prevented, or seriously minimized, this type of costly audit by implementing a a simple, cost-effective, software asset management initiative.
If you are interested in building a serious wall of due diligence between you, your company, even your kids and the predatory copyright audit enforcement groups, read up on some of the strategies & tactics HERE.
The Nevada engineering and equipment company mentioned in this release lost in excess of $700,000 in precious corporate revenue because the company failed to monitor a single copyrighted software product ($205k for the fine & an estimated additional $500k in associated costs). This same enterprise could have brought the software police to their knees with less than $15,000 invested in effective--proactive--software license management techniques.
Software Anti Piracy Caution: There is rarely such a thing as a SINGLE software license violation audit. Any enterprise that is confronted for non compliance can expect follow-up audits. These follow-up audits may be conducted by the same enforcement as the original audit OR an entirely new range of copyright enforcement audits may be initiated by additional copyright holders and their friends. Frequently, we see BOTH...
