Shining a Light on the Shadow Market
May 17, 2012
The 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study claims a $63 billion global piracy problem with 57% of users admitting they pirate software, but enforcement techniques like whistle blower campaigns and take down notices can yield bad PR. Software Intelligence solutions enable vendors to shine a light on what the BSA calls the “shadow market” by [...]
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Pick Your Battles – Fighting the Right License Compliance Fights
March 26, 2012
One of the best lessons you learn as a parent is to “pick your battles.” You only have so much energy and (emotional) capital to spend so it is important to make sure the battle is on a significant issue and that the outcome will yield positive (hopefully long term) results. Do I care that my [...]
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What’s Your Next Move? Addressing License Overuse and Piracy.
March 16, 2012
Are your customers using more licenses than allowed under the terms of their license agreement? Are there companies using pirated versions of your software? Just like chess, you need to make the right moves and think ahead to win these battles. Your next move depends where you are on “the board.” We have described software [...]
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Sometimes the Best Defense is a Good Offense (Just Ask the Patriots)
January 30, 2012
The best defense is a good offense: there is no better way to protect your intellectual property than by enforcing your rights with companies that are misusing your software.
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A to Z of Software Piracy – AWR vs. ZTE
August 5, 2010
EE Times’ Dylan McGrath has reported on electronic design automation (EDA) vendor AWR Corp. filing a complaint in U.S. federal court against telecom equipment supplier ZTE. AWR alleges that ZTE has installed and used unlicensed versions of its software. The complaint details an interesting picture of software piracy “brought by a small but successful technology [...]
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