Q.) How should we communicate with a compliance enforcement organization?

Answer: Working with the software police or copyright cops is a great deal like walking blindfolded through a mine field wearing size 21 shoes. One false step, and… One of the most significant reasons for this is the shroud of secrecy that seems to surround their operations. Due to the complex web of gag rules and confidentiality requirements included in nearly every violation confrontation, the enforcement industry has managed to ensure that consumers have no idea what to expect or how they must approach a piracy or non compliance confrontation.

Our short answer, based on the experiences of individuals and companies that have been audited: You must become familiar with the entire range of licensing and compliance requirements so that you understand your rights and responsibilities in the context of the audit risk. Once you understand your actual relationship with enforcement entities, you will be significantly more capable of reducing the impact of an audit. Otherwise, you are pretty much defenseless. The most accurate vendor-neutral answers are available only through The Network web presence coupled with The Institute professional development programs at biztechnet.org.

Cost free/cost cutting, example:

The compliance enforcement industry relies on the inability of the average business technology consumer to afford an effective legal defense. Unless you have nearly unlimited access to highly qualified legal counsel available, you’ll never be able to counter the big money that the enforcement entities will spend to confront you. (Based on this simple observation, can you guess one of the major reasons why the majority of confrontations are settled out of court?)