At 10:44 AM 3/26/96 -0800, you wrote:
>
> The software audit is done by either contractual agreement or on
> court order. The facts on your situation are not offered. I am
> noticing that more and more of the software licenses I negotiate
> have clauses that allow audits and access to the premises and
> certain equipment, like a net sniffer, even by dial-up. I'm sure
> you know that the SPA is the resource and lobby of the industry on
> license compliance. As an undergraduate in engineering school I
> recall the SPA publishing letters alleging infringement, usually
> by student pirates, telling Universities to clamp down on license
> compliance. Now of course, no warnings are given, if you infringe
> or breach the license, you will pay. Start with reading the
> license to see your contractual rights first.
I haven't been seeing these clauses, but will keep my eyes open.
The last thing that we are going to allow are audits and the like
without us being along. And even then, under very limited
circumstances. Even worse is dial-up access to anything useful.
The preceding was not a legal opinion, and may not be my employer's.
Original portions Copyright 1996 Bruce E. Hayden
My work may be copied in whole or part, with proper attribution,
as long as the copying is not for commercial gain.
Bruce E. Hayden bhayden[_at_]acm.org
Austin, Texas bhayden[_at_]copatlaw.com
Received on Fri Mar 29 1996 - 11:38:09 GMT