Latest Software Licensing and Piracy articles

Governments urged to man up after piracy rate remains static

Hard drives with a pirate flag in the background

UK software piracy rate falls fractionally to 26 per cent, while global rate stays at 42 per cent, according to BSA study

15 May 2012

BSA nabs unlicensed building firm

BSA hails UK anti-piracy pushes

Software downloads not mere licence transfer

Map of Europe in CRN blue

EU legal view is that a sale has taken place whether via internet or on physical media

24 Apr 2012

Apple partners rally around eBizcuss in legal row

Expand seeks new funding after legal row with VC backer

Fake Hitachi projector lamps flood into Europe

Distributor warns that counterfeits closely resemble the real lamps

18 Apr 2012

Managing software assets is not just about compliance

Sean Robinson reckons software asset management (SAM) has more potential than many realise

29 Mar 2012

Lexmark anti-counterfeit team raids Turkish warehouse

Vendor war on print consumables piracy bears fruit across Europe

28 Mar 2012

Power conversion firm rapped for unlicensed software

Coverteam UK Ltd agrees a £6,000 settlement with industry policeman Business Software Alliance

26 Mar 2012

BSA nabs unlicensed building firm

Anti-piracy body to receive £10,000 from Blackpool-based building firm

14 Mar 2012

Cornish VAR defends Microsoft over licence-profiteering claims

NCI Technologies hits out at "Microsoft haters" for claiming its volume licensing pricing shift is a money-making exercise

28 Feb 2012

SAP takes a special interest in VARs

The vendor’s UK and worldwide partner bosses discuss how they plan to give more rewards to specialist VARs and those that drive new business in 2012

24 Feb 2012

Government calls for calm in anti-piracy shake-up

Intellectual Property Office hits back at claims the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement would cause internet censorship

13 Feb 2012

Computacenter urges clients to act on Microsoft price shift

VAR joins the band of partners advising customers to get up to speed on upcoming changes to volume pricing

08 Feb 2012

Microsoft volume price shift could see big rise for UK customers

Vendor decides to align pricing to euro from 1 July as partner Softcat urges clients to act swiftly to prepare

02 Feb 2012

Speaking out against SOPA

The US-led shake-up of online piracy laws has been met with widespread criticism. We look at why the channel needs to take notice

02 Feb 2012

BSA reacts to further Bribery Act claims

Anti-piracy body explains why so many of its cases are settled out of court, as Bribery Act queries mount

20 Jan 2012

Wikipedia protests anti-piracy law

Online encyclopaedia will go offline for 24 hours in protest at US government's proposed anti-piracy legislation

17 Jan 2012

BSA hits back at Bribery Act claims

Anti-piracy body dismisses allegations that financially rewarding people for information on software piracy is in breach of the Bribery Act

16 Jan 2012

Comet hit by Microsoft counterfeit software claims

Software giant takes legal action against retailer over unauthorised Windows software allegations

04 Jan 2012

BSA stings seating firm

Latest settlement comes hot on heels of Kaspersky Labs’ decision to leave the organisation

13 Dec 2011

UK reseller quintet collared for software offences

Microsoft announces settlements with five VARs who have admitted to illegally vending software

17 Nov 2011

Licences to kill

Too many firms are still struggling with vendor audits of their software estate and related licensing issues. Sean Robinson proposes a solution

14 Nov 2011

BSA bags insurance firm payout

Anti-piracy body nabs insurance company for alleged software licence misuse

08 Nov 2011

BSA doubles whistle-blower windfall to £20,000

Anti-piracy body marks start of new Nottingham education campaign by doubling maximum whistle-blower reward

05 Oct 2011

UK office workers unmoved by software misuse

Anti-piracy body's research reveals that most office workers turn a blind eye to software misuse

12 Sep 2011

BSA: Half of PC users acquire software illegally

New survey casts light on global attitudes to software piracy

07 Sep 2011

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