Washington — April 20, 2011 —
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the leading advocate of the world’s commercial software industry, today announced two separate settlements with BRC Rubber & Plastics, Inc. of Churubusco, IN and Seven Corners, Inc. of Camel, IN. BRC Rubber & Plastics paid $100,000 to BSA to settle claims that it had unlicensed copies of Autodesk, Corel, Microsoft and Symantec software installed on its computers. Seven Corners paid $325,000 to BSA to settle claims that it had unauthorized copies of Adobe, Corel, Microsoft, Quest and Symantec software installed on its computers. As part of the settlement agreement, both companies agreed to delete all unlicensed copies of software from their computers, acquire any licenses necessary to become compliant and commit to implementing stronger software asset management (SAM) practices. BSA was alerted to the unlicensed software use by confidential reports made on its web sitewww.nopiracy.org.
BRC Rubber and Plastics designs, develops and manufactures molded components both in thermoset and thermoplastic materials. Seven Corners is an experienced international travel health insurance, trip insurance, and specialty benefit management company, providing protection and professional assistance services to hundreds of thousands of international travelers.
“All organizations need to work to maintain sound procedures that ensure they are using safe and legal software to operate their business,” said Jenny Blank, Senior Director of Legal Affairs for BSA. “Software piracy affects more than just the software industry. For every $1 of PC software sold, there is another $3 to $4 of revenues lost to local IT support and distribution services due to the use of unlicensed software. Using legal software is therefore key to reducing piracy, strengthening local IT businesses, and creating jobs during these challenging economic times.”
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