FAQ
A. BSA - The Software Alliance is an industry trade group whose members include software giants such as Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec, Macromedia, and Computer Associates.
A. According to Merriam-Webster the word Piracy is defined as:
Definition of piracy
1: an act of robbery on the high seas also: an act resembling such robbery
2: robbery on the high seas
3a: the unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or conception especially in infringement of a copyright
b: the illicit accessing of broadcast signals
The BSA Software Alliance has done an excellent job painting its member software companies as the victims of widespread IP theft. It has promulgated a view that the accidental over-deployment of software by an audited entity is tantamount to an act of robbery on the high seas. While the unintentional over-deployment of software may constitute copyright infringement or breach of a software license agreement, to refer to these cases as software piracy matters is improper.
A. The global pandemic has affected virtually all industries with many struggling to keep their doors open while others have been destroyed by the adverse economic effects of covid-19. Dealing with a software audit from BSA The Software Alliance adds extra stress in an already stressful time. How to a respond to an audit from the BSA The Software Alliance will depend on a number of business and legal issues including:
- How is the business doing overall?
- What percentage of revenue or profit are in controversy in the BSA’s audit?
- What BSA member publisher’s software is at issue in your BSA audit case?
- What entitlement documentation is available to establish the defense of license in a BSA audit?
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