Amnesty period for software pirates

29 Dec 01 19:03 by in category Uncategorized


jimkiler used our newssubmit to tell us that the BSA is kind enough to give companies some time off to get their software licenses right.



“It’s not a secret that you should buy one piece of software for each computer. But many people don’t,” said Sandy Boulton, director of the piracy prevention department at Autodesk, a BSA member. “The grace period gives companies an opportunity, if they’ve let compliance slide, of getting that legal liability off the books.”

To become compliant, firms must either delete illegal programs or pay the softwaremakers’ license fees.

Some information technology managers doubted the effectiveness of amnesty programs like these, citing two reasons: First, many firms are simply unaware they’re using pirated copies, so they don’t respond. Second, offending firms are avoiding the high costs of software – and the program would only require them to pay those fees.

Well if you are a company and making big money I think it’s pretty normal you have the right licenses for your software, after all you can earn the money back.

Source: Newsfactor.com

5 Comments on Amnesty period for software pirates

the111
Posts: 362
Posted on: 29 Dec 01 19:31
What sort of an idea is that? I think it ammounts to 'pay us!'
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 29 Dec 01 20:17
This is nothing more than a scare tactic. The BSA is the organized crime family of the software business. Shaking down businesses, threatening them with disgruntled employees turning them in. Better pay or else. You know what? Fuck you. :r
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 30 Dec 01 02:49
a piracy prevention department... jeezes... The software company I work for has an engineering, marketing and support departement. It surprises me that the audio industry doesn't use this license system. Imagine you have to buy three copies of an audio cd if you want to play it on you home stereo, car cd player and discman.
Da_Taxman
Posts: 15360
Posted on: 30 Dec 01 02:53
For businesses it is a whole different ballgame, compared to home users. The companies use the software to, eventually, make more profit for themselves. When a company is caught using unlicensed software (be it consciencely or not) they should be punished, sure. But since it isn't all rotten thre they should also be given the benefit of the doubt. If the BSA gives the company caught with unlicensed software a grace period after they're caught, gives the company a chance to right its wrongs, it would only be fair. When this so-called grace period is given in a sense of writing a letter to all companies saying they got until December 31, 2001 to get their licenses in order, I agree with the first reason given by the original author.
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 03 Jan 02 23:23
Da taxman, do you work for the BSA? You are vomiting the same corporate line...
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Amnesty period for software pirates

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