Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Software Piracy Settlement - Delhi, India

In August, 2011, a small enterprise in Delhi, India was confronted for hard disk loading. The consequences for this enterprise were costly but there was a critical hidden message for every software asset manager behind this court case. When fewer than 10% of software piracy, or license non compliance, settlements are made public, it pays to know how to respond to the few that DO show up in public.

For a quick review of this incident, and a more comprehensive discussion of how asset managers in this region should respond, take a look at my commentary HERE.  (Or click here for a link to the original IndianExpress.com article by Utkarsh Anand). At the end of the commentary you will also find a link to the full Institute for Technology Asset Management PDF Knowledge Briefing that will provide you with strategies & tactics to respond to events similar to this in your geographic area. 

THESE are the some of core competencies that are only exhibited by Institute-trained Software Asset Management Professionals.

Software Asset Managers (SAMs) Beware: This scenario represents one of the most frequent blindsides in our industry.  A single reseller who violates copyright regulations - if linked to your enterprise - can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars - in many cases, it'll even cost you your job. (Conveniently enough, you don't even have to have done anything wrong...)