BSA Audit Blog
This blawg is dedicated to software audits enforced by the Business Software Alliance.
Author: Robert J. Scott is the managing partner and Christopher Barnett and Ilan Jenkins are associates at Scott & Scott in Dallas. All also contribute to Business & Technology Law; Scott also contributes to Software Audit Blog, and Barnett and Jenkins also contribute to Privacy & Security Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Partner
Recent Posts from BSA Audit Blog
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Most U.S. Businesses Should Co-Operate With BSA Audit Demands…To A Point
A recent article published by a U.K. business journal suggested that U.K. businesses should refuse to co-operate with demands by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) for information regarding BSA-member software installations and licenses. A copy…
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How the BSA Got Your Name
Targeted by the BSA? Almost all of my clients wonder how the Business Software Alliance got their name. Have you heard the BSA’s radio campaign offering rewards of up $1,000,000 dollars to disgruntled employees? The…
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BSA Member List Changes
Vigilant monitoring of the BSA’s member list can help you protect your business from unneeded expense associated with a BSA-initiated software audit. The BSA member list changes as software publishers are added to and removed…
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BSA Audit Procedures
Most BSA Audits begin with a report from a disgruntled employee or former employee. The Business Software Alliance maintains telephone hotlines and a web site to encourage disgruntled employees and vendors to make anonymous reports…
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Business Software Alliance Report by ABC News
The Business Software Alliance is aggressively targeting businesses accusing them of software piracy. Businesses around the world are facing off with the BSA as the media continues to raise questions about its questionable enforcement tactics…
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Software Industry Supports New Cyber-Crime Legislation
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) recently lent its support to legislation pending in the U.S. Congress that would expand the scope and power of federal criminal law pertaining to IT security matters. Under the “Cyber-Security…
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Unpleasant Surprises in BSA & SIIA Software Audits
Many companies who comply with a demand by a software publisher or industry association (such as the BSA or the SIIA) for an internal software audit end up facing significant settlement demands after forwarding their…
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Suing the Informant in BSA Audits
The targets of BSA audits frequently believe that they know who reported them to the Business Software Alliance. Justifiably angry, they want to know what legal recourse they have against the informant. Because the informants…
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Cooperation or Litigation: BSA Audit Strategy
If your company has received a letter from the BSA requesting a software audit, you are probably wondering whether you should cooperate or tell the BSA to pound sand. I advise my clients to cooperate…
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The Importance of the “Audit Effective Date” in BSA Audits
One of the first things I ask a prospective client is: What is the date on the initial letter you received from the BSA? The date on the initial in a BSA letter is often…