LONDON BRIDGE IS PAYING UP ...


The Register brings news of a settlement of a copyright infringement claim against London-based debt recovery software specialists London Bridge Software (LBS). It seems LBS has paid up £39,500 for using unlicensed software. The claim was brought on behalf of various software owners by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), according to whom LBS was quick to reach a settlement because of the embarrassment factor. The action followed an investigation after a tip-off received via the BSA's website.

The IPKat notes that last month the BSA doubled the maximum reward for reporting illegal software use from £10,000 to £20,000, in a campaign running until the end of the year and wonders if we will see a proportionate increase in BSA-led actions against the use of unlicensed software.

More on London Bridge here and here
LONDON BRIDGE IS PAYING UP ... LONDON BRIDGE IS PAYING UP ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 Rating: 5

2 comments:

  1. with no damage to your business’ budget whatsoever.

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  2. And A Link Back To Your Web Site Excite You?

    ReplyDelete

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