Sussex engineers settle BSA licensing stoush

Fleur Doidge
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Engineering design firm Project Options to pay £33,000 for unlicensed software including new purchases

Billingshurst engineering firm Project Options has been forced to cough up £33,000 after the BSA found it using unlicensed Autodesk software. Anti-piracy alliance the BSA indicated that Project ...

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