Arizona-Based Litigation Support Software Designer IPRO Tech Inc. Pays Over $246k in Damages for Unlicensed Software Use
WASHINGTON – (PRNewswire) The Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced today that IPRO Tech Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona has paid $246,470 to settle claims that it installed unlicensed copies of Adobe, Microsoft and Symantec software.
IPRO Tech Inc. agreed to delete all unlicensed software copies, purchase any necessary licenses, and implement stronger software asset management (SAM) practices. BSA and its members were represented by the law firm of Donahue Gallagher Woods, LLP of the San Francisco Bay Area.
"IPRO continued to use subscription software after the license term expired," said Jim King, CEO of IPRO Tech, Inc. "The good news, this was not intentional. We fully supported the audit process and we support the goals of the BSA. Upon discovery of our licensing oversights we worked with the BSA to immediately correct the deficiencies."
BSA was alerted to the unlicensed software use by a confidential report made on BSA's website www.nopiracy.com. Each year, BSA receives more than 2,500 reports of software piracy to its website and hotline, 1-888-NO PIRACY. Through BSA's "Know it, Report it, Reward it" program, individuals who provide qualified reports of software piracy are eligible to receive up to $1 million in cash rewards. In 2008, the BSA paid a total of $136,100 in rewards to 42 individuals for verifiable tips about software piracy.