Software-license compliance can be a difficult task, and understanding the standard Autodesk Software License Agreement may present challenges. Here are four of the most important terms in that agreement to remember for compliance purposes: 1. License Terms Vary Regarding Installations....
IBM software licensing can present an array of interpretive and compliance challenges for even the most sophisticated licensees. Here are three of the most important things to keep in mind when planning to license IBM products under the company's standard-form...
Businesses understandably want to reduce both the time spent shopping for software licenses and the amount to be paid to acquire those licenses. However, efforts to minimize license spends online can have negative unintended consequences. If you are shopping at...
A recent Northern District of Idaho case should shed some light on how to apportion legal liability for copyright infringement damages related to business software usage. In Brasher's vs. The Software & Information Industry Association, Adobe, Corel, McAfee, Symantec, Idaho...
The Business Software Alliance ("BSA") and Software Industry & Information Association ("SIIA") work on behalf of their members (the lists of which include Microsoft (for the BSA), Adobe, and Autodesk, among others) to enforce copyrights and the terms of end...
Autodesk routinely conducts software audits to determine whether businesses have unlicensed copies of its software installed on their computers. Architecture firms typically represent a significant portion of the targets of such audits - many such firms are heavily reliant on...
Autodesk routinely sends letters to businesses that it suspects may be using Autodesk software products without adequate licensing, both in order to confirm those suspicions as well as to address any license-compliance discrepancies. Typically under threat of a federal lawsuit...
In the universe of software-copyright enforcement programs, Autodesk's may be the most active and vigorous. All businesses - even those not running Autodesk software - should take steps early and regularly to identify and eliminate any software-compliance gaps associated with...
Businesses seeking to license older versions of Microsoft products may encounter challenges acquiring valid licenses. This is a particular concern for some companies that utilize Microsoft products as the basis for their IT infrastructure and that want to avoid a...
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced on March 28 that it had reached a $100,000 settlement with an advertising agency in Melbourne, Australia, based on the firm's allegedly unlicensed use of BSA-member software products. However, unlike the majority of BSA...