Simply put, software license compliance is ensuring that the installation and use of software on a company’s network of computers is consistent with the terms of each respective software license. Compliance with software licenses is not just a legal issue, but is also an economic one. Ensuring software license compliance means avoiding possible lawsuits for copyright infringement, avoiding the substantial fines that can accompany externally triggered software license audits by software publishers and their trade organizations, as well avoiding the cost of purchasing unneeded and unused software.
Often externally triggered software license audits begin with a letter from the Business Software Alliance or a letter from the Software and Information Industry Association. These letters are the beginning of an often arduous and costly software license audit that ends in a substantial fine.
The products developed by Elite Compliance, in conjunction with our software compliance services, are uniquely designed to help you conduct a software audit and prepare an audit report for the Business Software Alliance or Software and Information Industry Association that maximizes your software entitlements and minimizes your potential exposure to the BSA.
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