BSAA back on the litigation trail
Announcement posted by Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) 25 Jul 2001
Just three weeks after conclusion of its Software Truce, the Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) has commenced legal action against several companies. Of these, two companies, Logic-World Pty Ltd and a major print and design company, will each face the BSAA in court this month.
The BSAA has also warned that it will be investigating all the leads received before and during the Software Truce, with a particular focus on the 141 companies identified during the Truce who did not voluntarily come forward to claim immunity.
BSAA Chairman, Jim Macnamara, said the association expected to be announcing a number of settlements and further court actions in the next few weeks.
The BSAA filed a civil legal action against Logic World Pty Ltd, a Queensland-based ISP and Web designer, in April 2001 and will return to court in late July. The case involves 19 PCs and 14 servers allegedly loaded with multiple copies of 18 different illegal software programs from Adobe, Macromedia, Microsoft and Symantec.
The second case is against a major print and graphic design company based in the ACT. The case involves 12 PCs that were allegedly loaded with 46 different illegal software programs from Adobe, Macromedia, Microsoft and Symantec.
Following the two-month Software Truce, the BSAA will be continuing its three-prong campaign against illegal software use involving education, assistance and litigation, Mr Macnamara said.
The Software Truce has been a major success attracting over 1,000 registrations. However, now we will be resuming legal action, as well as communicating the get legal or get sprung message to a wide range of audiences including the graphic design and computer aided design markets where high piracy has been identified, he said.
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Toll-free hotline for public inquiries (anonymously if preferred): 1800 021 143 or BSAA Web site: www.bsaa.com.au
The Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) is affiliated with the Business Software Alliance (BSA), which operates globally in 65 countries.
The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the voice of the world's software and Internet industry before governments and with consumers in the international marketplace. Its members represent the fastest growing industry in the world. BSA educates computer users on software copyrights; advocates public policy that fosters innovation and expands trade opportunities; and fights software piracy. BSA members include AccTrak21, Adobe, Apple Computer, Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Borland, CNC Software/Mastercam, Compaq, Dell, Entrust, IBM, Intel, Intuit, Macromedia, Microsoft, Network Associates, Novell, Sybase, Symantec, and UGS.
The BSAA has also warned that it will be investigating all the leads received before and during the Software Truce, with a particular focus on the 141 companies identified during the Truce who did not voluntarily come forward to claim immunity.
BSAA Chairman, Jim Macnamara, said the association expected to be announcing a number of settlements and further court actions in the next few weeks.
The BSAA filed a civil legal action against Logic World Pty Ltd, a Queensland-based ISP and Web designer, in April 2001 and will return to court in late July. The case involves 19 PCs and 14 servers allegedly loaded with multiple copies of 18 different illegal software programs from Adobe, Macromedia, Microsoft and Symantec.
The second case is against a major print and graphic design company based in the ACT. The case involves 12 PCs that were allegedly loaded with 46 different illegal software programs from Adobe, Macromedia, Microsoft and Symantec.
Following the two-month Software Truce, the BSAA will be continuing its three-prong campaign against illegal software use involving education, assistance and litigation, Mr Macnamara said.
The Software Truce has been a major success attracting over 1,000 registrations. However, now we will be resuming legal action, as well as communicating the get legal or get sprung message to a wide range of audiences including the graphic design and computer aided design markets where high piracy has been identified, he said.
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More information
Toll-free hotline for public inquiries (anonymously if preferred): 1800 021 143 or BSAA Web site: www.bsaa.com.au
The Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) is affiliated with the Business Software Alliance (BSA), which operates globally in 65 countries.
The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the voice of the world's software and Internet industry before governments and with consumers in the international marketplace. Its members represent the fastest growing industry in the world. BSA educates computer users on software copyrights; advocates public policy that fosters innovation and expands trade opportunities; and fights software piracy. BSA members include AccTrak21, Adobe, Apple Computer, Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Borland, CNC Software/Mastercam, Compaq, Dell, Entrust, IBM, Intel, Intuit, Macromedia, Microsoft, Network Associates, Novell, Sybase, Symantec, and UGS.