RSM McGladrey: Do you have a receipt for that software?

[ Thanks to Pete
Molina for this link. ]

“If your immediate response was to think, “Well, at least that’s
one thing we don’t have to worry about — we’ve got the
original disks, packaging materials and registration documents all
on file,” you might want to rethink that assumption. What most
people would consider proof doesn’t stand up to the standards of
the BSA, an alliance of software companies. None of the materials
listed above would constitute legal proof of ownership in a BSA
software audit.

“What’s more, if you think that the BSA looks only for big-time
offenders, think again. During the past year, several midsized
companies have agreed to settlements running into the hundreds of
thousands of dollars. In fact, small and midsized businesses are
often more at risk than larger ones.”

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