UK firms pays highest-yet fine for pirated software
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has announced that an unnamed British company has paid a record £250,000 ($0.5 million) fine for running unlicensed software from vendors included Adobe, Autodesk and Microsoft.
The fine is the result of an investigation by the BSA dating back to October 2006.
While the fine itself is the highest of its type, what the report does not mention is the additional financial impact suffered by the organization purchasing all the missing licenses - the fine was exactly that, a penalty for non-compliance and not a bill for rectifying the license shortfall.
In recent months, the BSA has strengthened its messaging around the benefits of Software Asset Management and how best practices can help organizations avoid costly compliance fines.
