SIIA and V.i. Labs to Host Webcast on Software Piracy Strategies
WASHINGTON – While corporations around the globe are using pirated and other illegal software to build their businesses and products, your corporation can learn what it takes to fight this battle and win.
If you think that software pirates live in dorm rooms or their parents' basements, you'll be surprised to learn that the average infringing organization has annual sales of $17 million.
How do legitimate firms handle such odds? This premier webcast, scheduled for July 29 at 2pm ET and hosted by V.i. Labs and the Software & Information Industry Association, will delve into the "behind the scenes" world of software piracy to reveal how corporations are using unlicensed software. It also provides an overview of strategies, best practices, and specific recommendations on how to identify these companies and convert them into paying customers -- including how the piracy channel itself can be leveraged with technology solutions to generate leads.
Attend this webcast and you will learn:
-- How to determine if piracy is a problem for your company
-- How to choose the best anti-piracy strategy for your company -- prevention vs. lead generation
-- How to recover licensing revenue from corporate pirates
-- What the typical infringing business looks like, why they are using pirated software, and how it gets there
Who Should Attend:
Vice Presidents and senior management in:
-- Development and Engineering
-- Product Management
-- License Enforcement/Compliance
-- Legal Divisions
-- Sales and Marketing
Special Offer:
All attendees receive a free white paper entitled, "Anti-Piracy Strategies: Criteria for Choosing a Preventative or Lead Generation Approach to Piracy."
Webcast Registration Link for Webcast -- Tuesday, July 29, 2pm ET -- Please register now!
http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=113646&s=1&k=15B8AD8F3713776F0F7D5B2851BB9765&pa rtnerref=siia
About the Presenters:
Keith Kupferschmid, SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
Mr. Kupferschmid is responsible for working directly with SIIA's Intellectual Property Committee to establish SIIA positions and moving the SIIA agenda on issues relating to intellectual property. He also supervises the Association's Anti-Piracy programs. Prior to joining SIIA, Mr. Kupferschmid was an attorney with the law firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner where he advised clients on all matters relating to copyright and copyright-related protection, including client counseling, opinion drafting, license negotiations, and litigation. In addition, Mr. Kupferschmid was an intellectual property attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), where he was responsible for international and legislative patent and copyright issues. During his time at the PTO, Mr. Kupferschmid worked extensively on bilateral and multilateral intellectual property issues, was responsible for formulating and advocating the Administration's policy relating to intellectual property and the Internet and represented the U.S. Government as a lead negotiator at the Diplomatic Conference on Certain Copyright and Neighboring Rights Questions that adopted the WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonogram Treaties in December 1996.
Victor DeMarines, VP, Products, V.i. Labs
Mr. DeMarines brings extensive security product management, and marketing experience to V.i. Labs, where he is responsible for product strategy and direction. He is a frequent speaker and author on topics including piracy, reverse engineering and the protection of intellectual property. He has held senior product management positions at RSA Security, Authentica (now EMC), AXENT Technologies (now Symantec) and Progress Software.
CONTACT: Eileen Bramlet of the Software & Information Industry
Association, +1-202-789-4469, ebramlet@siia.net ; or Brian Kaminski,
briankaminski@rationalpr.com , for the Software & Information Industry
Association
Web Site: http://www.siia.net/
http://www.vilabs.com/