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  1. Disputing

    AutoCAD Crack License Key Free [Latest] 2022

    By Taamott

      Download » DOWNLOAD (Mirror #1) Download » DOWNLOAD (Mirror #1)           AutoCAD Crack + Free AutoCAD Crack For Windows has the ability to import and…

  2. Scott Technology Attorneys Blog

    BSA/SIIA Audits and Software Publisher-Initiated Audits Differ in Important Ways

    By Christopher Barnett

    While the over-arching concept underlying a software audit initiated by a publisher like Microsoft or IBM is the same as that in an audit initiated by the BSA | The…

  3. Scott Technology Attorneys Blog

    Top Three Ways to Sabotage Your Licensing Compliance Under SPLA

    By Christopher Barnett

    Microsoft’s Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) is the principal licensing agreement for companies that want to use Microsoft products to deliver hosted software solutions over the Internet. Microsoft’s standard volume…

  4. Scott Technology Attorneys Blog

    Releases of Liability as Part of Licensing Deals – How Hard to Push?

    By Christopher Barnett

    Software publishers know that the vast majority of their customers are, to varying degrees, out of compliance with the terms of license agreements governing their use of the publishers’ software…

  5. Scott Technology Attorneys Blog

    Can a Software Publisher Force You to Audit Your Customers?

    By Christopher Barnett

    Many software-solution vendors utilize third-party infrastructure or application programs as frameworks for embedded solutions that they sell to their customers and install on their customers’ computers. Licenses for those third-party…

  6. Allens Insights

    InIP: Microsoft's IP case goes out the window

    By Allens

    Lessons from a long-running dispute 2 min read The most recent decision regarding the six-year intellectual property dispute between Microsoft Corporation and computer retailer and wholesaler CPL serves as a…

  7. Scott Technology Attorneys Blog

    Negotiating Copyright Infringement Damages in Software Settlements with the BSA

    By Keli Johnson Swan

    The BSA | The Software Alliance (“the BSA”) investigates claims of software copyright infringement behalf of its member software publishers to determine whether any companies end users have unlicensed software…

  8. Scott Technology Attorneys Blog

    Defending SPLA Audits: Critical First Steps

    By Christopher Barnett

    Many businesses contact Scott & Scott, LLP regarding Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) audits after providing extensive information to Microsoft’s auditors and receiving compliance demands that would be ruinous for…

  9. Scott Technology Attorneys Blog

    Big Microsoft Licensing Changes Ahead for Service Providers

    By Christopher Barnett

    In late August 2022, Microsoft announced significant changes to several of its licensing models that will have big impacts especially on cloud and hosted solution providers and the services they…

  10. Harness Dickey Blog

    Joseph E. Walsh Jr. and Michael Kella Offer Protective Steps for Software Purchasers in The Licensing Journal

    By Matthew Burton

    Companies routinely purchase and update computer software. Software powers a wide array of business functions, from simple applications, such as email and word processing, to more complex applications, such as…