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
