Company Attorneys

 

 

 

The BSA organization is now actively investigating at least 600 companies. Today.

 

Don't be 601. 
 

Do your managers have the resources they need to manage the software that runs your business?

 

If you can't look at one report today to tell you what you own and where you use it - you need to act immediately. Protect your Company and your reputation.

 

Are you at risk?

 

The digital nature of software enables it to come into your company in more ways than any other asset.

 

Federal Copyright infringement incidents can cost $150,000 - for each program copied.

 

Unless you manage these assets carefully you will either overpay for technology or expose yourself to significant financial risks.

 

  

 

 

Well managed resources and attention to shareholder interests

 

The absolute last place precious investment funding should be utilized is to pay fines and settlements for events that could have been avoided.

 

Well managed 'other people's intellectual property'

 

Includes not only the proprietary IP created by portfolio companies but also the IP of others used daily to manage people and organizations.

 

Equals well managed companies

 

A company that controls and manages it's software assets responsibly, legally, efficiently and ethically sends one message to future investors - the reverse is true as well.

 

Find out more,  ask your management teams what they've done to prepare for a potential software license audit.

It's about managing risk and being sure someone in the client organization is on top of license management - and you know that persons name.

 

  

 

Understand why the problem exists.

Understand your choices.

a. do nothing - the average compliance settlement is greater than $87,000 and you must sincerely believe you've never had an unhappy employee to take on this risk.

b. do it yourself - you could do the research, create and implement the systems necessary for full compliance - if you have the extra personnel resources necessary to do it right.

c. get third-party assistance and get it done - We will show you how to implement the same policies and procedures that the US Government recommends for it's own agencies. We also provide 3rd-party validation from certified license experts as evidence that you have taken every possible precaution to assure compliance.

 

Take control. Call us today to talk to an expert, this is one potential problem you can fix today.

     

 

            
 

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