Nov 08, 2019
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) targets small businesses that may be improperly using software of its members and retains lawyers to send a BSA audit letter to the business. There are two common questions that arise from the business: 1) …
Nov 16, 2016
On November 15, the BSA | The Software Alliance published an encryption primer called Encryption: Security Our Data, Securing our Lives, which can be downloaded at http://encryption.bsa.org/downloads/BSA_encryption_primer.pdf. Our CyberCounsel were eager to review the primer right …
The BSA, the organization notorious for sending BSA audit notices is apparently looking to capitalize on the lack of a publicly mentioned technology agenda. Our BSA audit lawyers keep a close watch on the activities surrounding the BSA because the …
A common question asked of our BSA audit lawyers is whether uninstalling the software mentioned in the BSA audit notice will remediate the problem. Uninstalling the software can do much more harm than good.
Confusion can come from the BSA …
Oct 14, 2016
Receiving a BSA audit letter demanding that a company perform an internal audit or face potential litigation usually results in disruption of normal business activities. The time it can take to resolve a BSA audit matter can depend …
Oct 07, 2016
The BSA compliance and enforcement division provides a simple definition on their website at www.bsa.org/anti-piracy. The definition describes unlicensed software that “is unauthorized use or distribution of copyrighted software.” What the BSA does not provide in their …
Oct 06, 2016
The BSA, otherwise known as the Business Software Alliance, is a software industry organization that has an enforcement division charged with pursuing businesses that have allegedly stolen software. No business is safe from the BSAs army. It has been known …
Companies that use unlicensed software may sustain huge penalties from the publishers that choose to act on their audit rights. In the event of an audit requested from a software publisher, using a third-party to conduct the audit is the …
Jul 13, 2016
The BSA | The Software Alliance can be described as a private enforcer of copyrights for the mass market software industry. The members are among the largest software companies in the world. The purpose of the BSA can be dramatically …
There are two important considerations when responding to the BSA | The Software Alliance that can help resolve the matter with the least costs and least amount of time.
1. Work Product Doctrine and Attorney-Client Priviledge
Hiring an attorney is …
It may be surprising to learn that The Business Software Alliance (BSA) actually hires law firms to send letters threatening its own business customers that they may be liable for $150,000 for each copyrighted product infringed. The letters often state …
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