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Client-licensed Microsoft software in hosted environments

Scott & Scott LLP
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USA
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May 15 2013

Hosting services customers often want to use licenses that they have acquired to deploy Microsoft software on a service provider's servers. Those

SPLA road map outcomes

Scott & Scott LLP
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USA
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April 9 2013

In a past entry, I mentioned the SPLA Qualification Road Map as a helpful document for companies to use when trying to determine the appropriate

SPLA basics: who needs a SPLA?

Scott & Scott LLP
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USA
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April 8 2013

We write extensively at this site about some of the finer points pertaining to licensing software under Microsoft's Services Provider License

ISVs must attend to customer agreements

Scott & Scott LLP
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USA
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March 8 2013

Independent software vendors and other companies that distribute third-party software products as part of their proprietary solutions often are

Second-hand software ok in the EU

Scott & Scott LLP
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European Union, USA
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October 22 2012

A flurry of attention surrounded the recent legal saga of Timothy Vernor and his protracted fight against Autodesk to re-sell software via eBay

Types of audits in software license disputes

Scott & Scott LLP
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USA
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October 17 2012

A variety of resolution frameworks are available to businesses involved in a software license dispute

Costly software audit mistakes

Scott & Scott LLP
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USA
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October 9 2012

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) are organizations that represent software publishers seeking to enforce the copyrights in the products they publish

Proper Microsoft licensing in hosted environments is a two-part question

Scott & Scott LLP
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USA
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September 24 2012

Businesses wanting to license Microsoft products for use in connection with solutions delivered to customers over the Internet need to remember proper licensing involves answering two questions

Making SIIA settlements affordable with payment terms

Scott & Scott LLP
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USA
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September 21 2012

Legal fees and expenses can quickly add up defending against a Software & Information Industry Association (“SIIA”) audit and potential software copyright infringement claims

Locating entitlements for SIIA software audit

Scott & Scott LLP
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USA
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September 20 2012

Once the Software & Information Industry Association (“SIIA”) sends a letter to a company questioning the authenticity of software licensing status and demanding a self audit, it is very important to have proofs of purchase for the licenses in question