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  • The big-muscle anti-piracy tactics of Microsoft, Adobe, Autodesk in India (Facotr Daily June 2018)

  • Nike hit back at Quest (ITAM Review June 2018)

  • AB InBev settles out of court in $600m SAP licensing dispute (ComputerWeekly Mar 2018)

  • Dolby sues Adobe for copyright violation (SeekingAlpha Mar 2018)

  • Revised ISO SAM/ITAM Standard Published - Edition 3 ISO 19770-1 (PDF Jan 2018)

  • How to Defend a Software Audit (Scott Technology Attorneys YouTube Webinar Dec 2017)

  • How to Conduct a Software Audit (Scott Technology Attorneys Nov 2017)

  • Autodesk plans to lay off more than 1,000 employees (ZdNet Nov 2017)

  • Understanding IBM Licensing Complexity (Livingstone Nov 2017)

  • How to Explain GDPR to a 5 Year Old (SysAid Nov 2017)

  • What Is The GDPR And Why Should You Care? (lifehacker Oct 2017)

  • Govt-wide SAP deal seeks to cut IT procurement costs (ITNews Oct 2017)

  • When to Buy vs. Uninstall in Software Audits (Scott Technology Attorneys Sep 2017)

  • SAP Indirect Access: Duke Law Professor Says Fees Are Illegal (corevist Aug 2017)

  • Australia is filled with EU citizens; will you meet your GDPR obligations to them? (CSO Aug 2017)

  • Windows 10 Licensing Becomes More Complicated (myITforum Aug 2017)

  • Are Mandatory Software Inventory Tools on the Horizon? (Scott Technology Attorneys July 2017)

  • How Europe's GDPR will affect Australian organisations (ZDNet Jul 2017)

  • Using Salesforce to access SAP? Pour yourself a stiff drink (PC World May 2017)

  • How Oracle tackles licensing discrepancies (Computer Weekly Apr 2017)

  • BSA stung unlicensed UK firms for almost GBP1m last year (CRN Apr 2017)

  • How to Contend with Oracle's Many Licensing Policies (Scott Technology Attorneys Apr 2017)

  • Different judge, different verdict? Diageo's 54mGBP SAP legal slap could have gone another way (The Register Feb 2017)

  • SAP users react with concern to SAP High Court victory over Diageo (ComputerWeekly Feb 2017)

  • High Court rules for SAP, against Diageo in indirect licensing case (ComputerWeekly Feb 2017)

  • How NASA Saved $100 Million on Software Licenses (FedTech Feb 2017)

  • Avoid Overpaying for Software Settlements (Lexology Jan 2017)

  • Microsoft drops its Enterprise Advantage licensing program before it begins (ZDNet Dec 2016)

  • Average software audit takes 7.13 months and consumes 194.15 hours (The Itam Review Dec 2016)

  • Oracle dubbed 'big bad wolf' of software audits (CRN Nov 2016)

  • Autodesk undergoing transition as business model changes (3D Printing Industry Nov 2016)

  • U.S. Federal Agencies Must Act Quickly or Risk Missing Mandated SAM Implementation Deadlines (Gartner Nov 2016)

  • US Navy denies software piracy in $596 million lawsuit (BGR Nov 2016)

  • Two company directors nabbed for use of counterfeit software (New Straits Times MY Nov 2016)

  • Anti-Piracy Group Uses 'Pirated' Code on its Website (Torrent Freak Nov 2016)

  • Microsoft partners Ghana Copyright Office to combat software piracy (Graphic Online Nov 2016)

  • BSA settles Australian unlicensed software cases (ITWire Nov 2016)

  • Software licencing gets easier in the cloud? Not if your name is Microsoft (The Register Nov 2016)

  • Microsoft reseller pays $250,000 over copyright infringement (CRN Australia Oct 2016)

  • Something to Chew on, The MEGABYTE Act of 2016 (Sassafras Software Oct 2016)

  • How to beat Oracle licence audits (Computer Weekly Oct 2016)

  • Adobe files copyright claim against MedAssets (WIPR Oct 2016)

  • Autodesk and Bentley Systems Bicker on Software Licensing (The Journal Of The American Institute Of Architects Sep 2016)

  • Is Microsoft Trying to Kill Self-Hosting? (Scott Technology Attorneys Sep 2016)

  • Report: 61 percent of enterprises face license audits-but you don't have to be one of them (Tech Republic Sep 2016)

  • Autodesk Audits: The Importance of Serial Numbers (Scott Technology Attorneys Sep 2016)

  • Responding to Autodesk Audits (Scott Technology Attorneys Sep 2016)

  • ITAM Isn't Sexy. But We Need It! (CTO:Vision Aug 2016)

  • Federal Agencies Will Be Required to More Accurately Track Software Licenses (FedTech Aug 2016)

  • Software Audits: Strategies for Licensees (Mintz Levin Law firm Aug 2016)

  • Adobe stops software licence audits in Americas, Europe (The Register Aug 2016)

  • Oracle to shutter License Services division - source (The Register Aug 2016)

  • What does an end to Adobe auditing and license compliance activity really mean? (Gartner Aug 2016)

  • US Navy hit with $600m software piracy claim (The Register Jul 2016)

  • The Updated 2nd Edition of Negotiating with Microsoft by Emerset Co-Founder Daryl Ullman (Emerset Consulting Group Jul 2016)

  • How to Build a Business Case for IT Asset Management (enterpriseAppstoday Jul 2016)

  • Can a Software Publisher Force You to Audit Your Customers? (Scott Technology Attorneys Jul 2016)

  • BSA Informants: How to Protect Your Company against Copyright Infringement Claims (Scott Technology Attorneys Jul 2016)

  • Aussie companies caught using $200k worth of unlicensed software so far this year (MIS Asia Jul 2016)

  • Three software licensing tips that can slice up to 30 percent off your costs (ZDNet Jul 2016)

  • SA govt finally starts move off unlicensed hospital software (ITNews Jul 2016)

  • Software piracy is bad for society, its creators and governments (Tech 2 Jun 2016)

  • Surviving a Software Audit (Gartner Webinar May 2016)

  • The Software Alliance settles $100,000 with West Australian metalwork business (BSA May 2016)

  • BSA Pays Disgruntled Employees to Rat on 'Pirating' Bosses (Torrent Freak May 2016)

  • Software audits: How high tech plays hardball (InfoWorld Apr 2016)

  • Software Asset Management Is Now a C-Level Imperative (Gartner Mar 2016)

  • Why is Software Usage Metering so important? (Sassafras Software Jan 2016)

  • Cut Software Spending Safely With SAM (Gartner Mar 2016)

  • Effective Licence Position (ELP) - What is it really worth? (Daniel Begg Jan 2016)

  • Software Licensing Audits: Is Your Company Prepared? (Information Week Dec 2015)

  • Indian textile firm to pay $100000 for using pirated software (India.com Dec 2015)

  • Thai Police seized nearly 500 mln baht of illegal software in 2015 (Thailand Business News Dec 2015)

  • Victorian IT firm settles $72,000 case with BSA (ComputerWorld Aug 2015)

  • What to do when the auditor comes knocking: 10 tips to take the sting out of a Software License Audit (ABC June 2015)

  • ITAM tools customer satisfaction scores - SPRING '15 UPDATE (The ITAM Review Apr 2015)

  • Directions on Microsoft Licensing Guides and more... (Directions on Microsoft Apr 2015)

  • How IBM customers get caught out with licensing (The ITAM Review - YouTube Apr 2015)

  • We Received a Software Audit Letter: What Do We Do Now? (Gartner Webinar Apr 2015)

  • Why you still need to care about software licensing (CIO Mar 2015)

  • What do software vendor audits really cost you? (Gartner Mar 2015)

  • How to Survive an Oracle Software Audit (Gartner Mar 2015)

  • Software vendors turn the screw over licensing, warn users (Computing Feb 2015)

  • Autodesk License Alert (Scott Technology Attorneys Feb 2015)

  • United States: BSA's Misleading and Unsavory Tactics in Software Audits (Mondaq Feb 2015)

  • Adobe, Autodesk sue retailer Forever 21 for using pirated software like Photoshop (AfterDawn Jan 2015)

  • Delegate the Management of License Costs to Your Organization, Not to IT (Datamation Jan 2015)

  • Planning and Design pays out $118k to BSA (TechWorld Nov 2014)

  • Perth engineering firm pays out $65k for Autodesk piracy (ComputerWorld Sep 2014)

  • BSA/SIIA Audits and Software Publisher-Initiated Audits Differ in Important Ways (Scott Technology Attorneys Sep 2014)

  • Software Licensing: Move From Defense To Offense (Information Week Sep 2014)

  • Adobe Licensing Quick Guide 2014 (The ITAM Review Aug 2014)

  • BSA reports $60 billion worth of unlicensed software (The ITAM Review June 2014)

  • The Software Alliance settles $100,000 software piracy case (BSA June 2014)

  • Security Threats Rank as Top Reason Not to Use Unlicensed Software, BSA Survey Finds (BSA June 2014)

  • The Software Alliance calls for Aussie businesses to check their software licenses in 2014 (BSA Feb 2014)

  • Adobe Licensing Quick Guide 2014 (The ITAM Review Aug 2014)

  • Avoid Software Licensing That's Set Up For Failure (Information Week Aug 2014)

  • No One Is Immune to Microsoft's Software Audits (CIO Jul 2014)

  • Attachmate sue Mobistar for $6M (The ITAM Review Jul 2014)

  • Software Audits: Strategies for Licensees (Nat Law Review May 2014)

  • Microsoft's licensing team answers 'Do I need a CAL?' (ZDNet Mar 2014)

  • What I Learned In The Last 10 Years Defending BSA -The Software Alliance Audits (Mondaq Feb 2014)

  • Australian businesses cop software copyright infringement fines totalling $536k (ComputerWorld Feb 2014)

  • We Received a Software Audit Letter: What Do We Do Now? Webinar (Gartner Feb 2014)

  • BSA catches more businesses in the software piracy act (Zdnet Feb 2014)

  • Are you suffering from the SAM skills shortage? (Gartner Feb 2014)

  • How to get ready for or avoid software audits (ComputerWorldUK Feb 2014)

  • How to survive an IBM software licence audit (ComputerWorld Jan 2014)

  • Software license audits how to prepare, how to react (Lexology Nov 2013)

  • Effective Software Asset Management Helps Organizations Get More Out of the Cloud, BSA Explains in New Report (BSA Nov 2013)

  • The IT industry must come clean on software licensing (ComputerWeekly Sep 2013)

  • Software piracy discovered at the IRS (NetworkWorld Aug 2013)

  • Australian radio stations ordered to run audit over alleged software piracy (CanberraTimes Aug 2013)

  • Microsoft settles thousands of piracy cases across globe (ITPro July 2013)

  • HR policies need to cover software compliance, warns FAST (ITPro June 2013)

  • NSW Police hit with $1.8m legal bill after piracy case (SMH Apr 2013)

  • UK SMBs admit to taking unlicensed software liberties (CRN ChannelWeb Apr 2013)

  • Software Asset Management in 2013: State of SAM Survey Results (ZDNet Apr 2013)

  • Microsoft's attempts to clarify Office licensing policies fall short3 (ZDNet Feb 2013)

  • Microsoft's one-PC limit isn't new in Office 2013 (ZDNet Feb 2013)

  • NSW Police settles software licensing battles (ITNews Feb 2013)

  • Avoiding accidental piracy: achieving effective software licence compliance (Lexology Jan 2013)

  • BSA orders design firm to cough up $3K in unlicensed software damages (ITPro Jan 2013)

  • Company directors face civil and criminal liability for software piracy (Bangkok Post Dec 2012)

  • BSA fines First Choice Facilities after licence shortfall following an M&A (ComputerWeekly.com Oct 2012)

  • Anti-Piracy Security Firm Embroiled In Unlicensed Software Fiasco (CRN Oct 2012)

  • The Software Piracy Police: IP Protectors Or Shakedown Artists? (CRN Oct 2012)

  • Software Piracy: Are You A Trusted Adviser Or An Accomplice To A Crime? (CRN Oct 2012)

  • Melbourne business settles 'piracy' case for $50,000 (ITWire Sep 2012)

  • Schools face big bill for software breach (The West Australian Sep 2012)

  • Microsoft steps up software licensing audits (MNM July 2012)

  • Yorkshire Company Punished For Using Unlicensed Software (TechWeek Europe Jun 2012)

  • Microsoft to Embed ISO/IEC 19770-2 Software ID Tags (The ITAM Review Apr 2012)

  • The BSA's "nauseating" anti-piracy tactics (PCPro Mar 2012)

  • Watts Copy settles allegations of unlicensed software use (SJ-R.com Mar 2012)

  • NSW Police court trouble on software audit (ITnews Australia Nov 2011)

  • Schools face big software licence bills (The West Australian Sep 2011)

  • Informant key in $150k BSA software haul (ZDnet Australia Sep 2011)

  • $5.7 million settlement in Japanese software piracy case (News by afterdawn Sep 2011)

  • NSW Ombudsman stays in Micro Focus software case (ITNews July 2011)

  • Software Audit Target Fights Back in Court (PRWeb July 2011)

  • Yorkshire firm pays $29,000 bill for unlicensed software use (ComputerWorldUK June 2011 UK)

  • Firms must use legal business software (Channelnewsasia June 2011 Singapore)

  • Summerside company fined for illegal software (Journal Pioneer June 2011 Australia)

  • NSW Police accused of breaching software copyright (AustralianIT May 2011 Australia)

  • Revealed: Defence under fire over software (ZDNet Oct 2011 Australia)

  • Defence dragged to court over licences (ZDNet May 2011 Australia)

  • Illinois Ranks High in BSA Software Piracy Leads Scott & Scott, LLP Recommends Illinois Businesses Be Prepared (PR Web May 2011)

  • Make Sure Your Software Use Complies with Applicable Laws (IT Business Edge Mar 2011)

  • Ad agency fined $100K over software (Zdnet Australia Mar 2011)

  • Massachusetts-Based Health & Benefits Administrator Pays $275,000 to Settle Claims of Unlicensed Software Use (PRNewswire Oct 2010)

  • IT departments need software compliance officer: BSAA (ComputerWorld Sep 2010)

  • Online Automotive Resource Pays $400,000 to Settle Claims of Unlicensed Software Use (PRNewswire Aug 2010)

  • Tools to help companies use open source software lawfully (Out-Law.com Aug 2010)

  • Japan manufacturer to pay US$3.3 million for software piracy (Sunday Times Sri Lanka July 2010)

  • Money Transmitter Company Pays $130,000 to Settle Claims of Unlicensed Software Use (PRNewswire July 2010)

  • Company Pays $3.3 Million for Using Pirated Office and Other Software (Softpedia July 2010)

  • Business Software Alliance (BSA) Turns Up Heat in Cleveland. Will Your City be Targeted Next? (Trading Markets June 2010)

  • Microsoft audits a fact of life (Stuff.co.nz May 2010)

  • Australian businesses ignorant to effective software asset management practices (PRWire May 2010)

  • Press Release: Sassafras K2 KeyAuditor and KeyServer 2010 CODiE Award Best Asset Management Solution (eSchool News May 2010)

  • Businesses warned of software licensing clampdown (ComputerWeekly May 2010)

  • Tilbury car dealer fined $50,000 (The Chatham Daily News Apr 2010)

  • Global Housewares Provider Pays $65,000 to Settle Claims of Unlicensed Software Use (PR-USA 2010)

  • Wisconsin Steel Manufacturer Pays $144,000 to Settle Claims of Unlicensed Software Use (AjaxWorld Mar 2010)

  • BSA offers piracy lesson after collaring colleges (CRN Mar 2010)

  • Big Software's Anti-Piracy Groups Target Small Businesses (PRWeb Mar 2010)

  • BSA & SIIA Target Small to Medium Sized Businesses on the Issue of Software Piracy (TMC.net Mar 2010)

  • Unlicensed software users fined $300K (ITNews Australia Jan 2010)

  • Software vendors likened to mean traffic cops (ChannelWeb UK Jan 2010)

  • Twelve Canadian Companies To Pay More Than $431,000 In Damages For Unlicensed Software Use(Alpha Trade Finance Sep 2009)

  • Illegal software use may be costly for companies (Arizona Republic June 2009)

  • Firm's $90,000 piracy accord (AustralianIT June 2009)

  • BSA: Software Industry Lost $53B to Piracy in 2008 (Internetnews May 2009)

  • BSA Settles Lawsuit Against Nevada-Based Engineering Company for $205,000 (Could Computing Journal Mar 2009)

  • BSA's One-year Immunity To Corporate Software Pirates (Bernama.com Malaysia Mar 2009)

  • Microsoft Continues To Smoke Out Software Pirates (ChannelWeb Oct 2008)

  • We'll never stop pirates: Microsoft (SMH Oct 2008)

  • The Costs of Policing Campus Networks (Inside Higher Ed Oct 2008)

  • Companies nailed for illegal software (SmeWeb Oct 2008)

  • Business Software Alliance makes antipiracy push (Cnet Oct 2008)

  • BSA cracks down on software piracy (Vnunet Oct 2008)

  • Software License Compliance: Myth vs. Reality (E-Commerce Times Sep 2008)

  • Credit crunch drives software audits (ComputerWeekly Aug 2008)

  • Companies settle claims for unlicensed software (SJOnline Aug 2008)

  • Hacker, Counterfeiter Comes Clean Ahead of Prison Stint (Wired July 2008)

  • Crackdown on WA software pirates (The West Australian July 2008)

  • BSA: Software piracy's 'tragic' impact on US society (The Register July 2008)

  • Clampdown on software pirates in Manchester (The Independent May 2008)

  • Sony's hypocrisy scandalizes (The Collegian Apr 2008)

  • Publishing Company Settles Software Suit With SIIA (InternetNews Jan 2008)

  • Three companies pay software licensing settlements (Network World Jan 2008)

  • BSA settles with Glasgow firm over licensing (IT Week Nov 2007)

  • Autodesk Pirates Pay Up (InternetNews Oct 2007)

  • BSA agrees record $2.5m anti-piracy settlement (VUnet Sep 2007)

  • Adobe: Volume licensing for educational institutions (Adobe June 2007)

  • Acrobat and Education Concurrency FAQ (June 2007) PDF (Adobe June 2007)

  • BSA Files Software Piracy Complaints Against Drug Testing Company (MY Solution Info.com Phillippines 22 June 2007)

  • Adobe License Manager - Electronic licensing in Adobe products - Important changes (Adobe - March 2007)

  • Arrrgh! Trucking company pays $300,000 for pirating software (Land Line Magazine 23 Feb 2007)

  • City of Tigard fined for using illegal software (The Regal Courier 22 Feb 2007)

  • Simple steps for ensuring software license compliance (SC Magazine 12 Feb 2007)

  • Vista home editions won't run on Mac, Linux virtual machines (IT News 05 Feb 2007)

  • Shrinkwrap licences: An epidemic of lawsuits waiting to happen (IT News 05 Feb 2007)

  • CIO Jury: 'Cynical' licence audits under fire (Silicon.com 12 Jan 2007)

  • Group nets $1 million in piracy settlements in December (ComputerWorld 12 Jan 2007)

  • Will More DRM Mean Fewer Audits? (InfoWorld 31 Dec 2006)

  • RP firms get reprieve from legal actions vs software piracy (INQ7.net 31 Oct 2006)

  • Asset Management Systems (Tech Learning 15 Oct 2006)

  • Toronto company dinged for unlicensed software use (PCWorld.ca 6 Oct 2006)

  • Dob in a software pirate, earn $10K: BSAA (Computerworld 3 Oct 2006)

  • The Adobe License Manager and Acrobat (InfoWorld 26 Sep 2006)

  • Adobe's coming license manager (InfoWorld 26 Sep 2006)

  • Vendor-Specific License Tools Loom (InfoWorld 26 Sep 2006) - mentions use of KeyServer.

  • Fine unlicensed software users, says BSA (The Register 30 Aug 2006)

  • Rearchitecting IT: Simplify. Simplify (Campus Technology 26 Jun 2006)

  • Software Licensing: The Next Challenge in Desktop Management (Enterprise ITPlanet 24 Aug 2006)

  • BSA demands higher fines for breaches of software licences (IT Week 21 Aug 2006)

  • Keeping track of software licences (Computer Weekly 1 Aug 2006) - Featuring The BBC use of KeyServer.

  • BSA Packs a Real $ Punch with Unlicensed Software Claim Settlements: Avoiding the List (PRWeb 31 July 2006)

  • Canadian companies cough up $250,000 for using unlicensed software (PCWorld 13 July 2006)

  • Software audits: not a case of if, but when (ComputerWorld NZ 12 June 2006)

  • Software Pirates Fined $500K (Red Herring Dec 8 2005)

  • Tide Turning In Battle With Software Piracy (St Petersburg Times Russia Nov 29, 2005)

  • UK firm pays $10,000 for software licence 'error' (Vnunet Nov 17, 2005)

  • Software alliance settles with Dallas-area companies (Dallas Business Journal Nov 9, 2005)

  • Microsoft wins $1.3m in piracy case (SMH Sydney 03 Nov, 2005)

  • Top software enforcer talks tough (BBC 18 Oct, 2005)

  • Europcar settles big for alleged copyright breach (Beer Files, Australia 23 Sep, 2005)

  • Companies playing risky licensing game (Business Edge, Ontario 20 Sep, 2005)

  • Licence management: Leave it to the accountants (UK Builder.com 8 Aug, 2005)

  • Q&A: PwC exec sees a 'disconnect' on software licensing (ComputerWorld 28 July, 2005)

  • Software Compliance: A Risk and an Opportunity (ComputerWorld 18 July, 2005)

  • Waste not, want not (Infoconomy 17 June, 2005)

  • Adobe Anti-Piracy Self-Audting......... SSAMM Adobe Self Assesment Program (March 5, 2005)

  • CAAST & BSA Collect $270,000 in Settlements (Marketnews.ca 1 June 2005)

  • Valley firms hit with fines for unlicensed software (Phoenix Business Journal 27 Apr 2005)

  • Software police issues warning on IT staff (VNUNet 29 Apr 2005)

  • Don't overlook licensing issues when planning for disaster recovery (Tech Republic 21 Mar 2005)

  • Could software piracy by staff land you in hot water? (Smart Company Feb 2005)

  • Universities targets in 2005: Music Industry (ZDNet 6 Jan 2005)

  • Companies floundering with asset management (ComputerWorld Dec 2004)

  • Software piracy whistle-blowers get bigger rewards (ZDNet 8 Nov 2004)

  • TechRepulic Download database for tracking licensing compliance & related articles

  • MIS Magazine survey results on response to Microsoft Licensing V6.0 (Sept 2002)

  • Selling a software shift (SMH 7 May 2002)

  • What are the repercussions of a BSA audit? TechRepublic 18 April 2002

  • Time to audit your software and cough up for licenses SMH March 26 2002

  • Slow learners at Future School