March 26th, 2009 by Matt Fisher
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), a trade group for software and digital content companies, has announced a six-figure settlement with a US company accused of software piracy.
SIIA said Creative Edge of Iowa installed and used multiple copies of software from several companies, including Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nero, and Symantec, without proper licenses. After SIIA leveled the accusations, the company audited itself, reported the results to SIIA, and agreed to the settlement.
In recent months, the Business Software Alliance has undertaken an increasing number of actions against companies falling foul of software licensing laws, but this news from the SIIA shows that firms have more than one licensing watchdog be beware of.
Posted in Licence Compliance, Software Audit, SIIA |
January 21st, 2008 by Matt Fisher
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has announced details of a $500,000 settlement with New York-based Whittiker Legal Publishing Corp, Inc.
The firm was found to using unlicensed versions of software from Adobe, Filemaker, Symantec and other prominent vendors. The half-million dollar deal includes cash payment, destruction of unlicensed software, purchase of replacement software, adoption and implementation of software management policies, and attendance by employees at software asset management educational seminar.
The SIIA says it will use the settlement to fund further anti-piracy education efforts and enforcement work.
Posted in Licence Compliance, SIIA |
December 19th, 2007 by Matt Fisher
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) in the USA has a adopted a BSA-style rewards program. However, unlike the BSA’s whistleblowing scheme, the SIIA is urging consumers who fall victim to fraudsters to report them.
The SIIA said it was forced to implement the program because it doesn’t get enough anti-counterfeiting help from eBay and other online auctioneers.
Earlier this month, the SIIA filed a lawsuit against the prestigious Philadelphia law firm Fox Rothschild. The group claimed the firm is using illegally copied versions of commercial software on its internal systems. The SIIA said it learned of the alleged violations from a tipster.
Posted in Piracy, SIIA |
