Waging War on Business

[Dr. G]

If they have the documentation to prove they have three licenses, then it
doesn't matter that they used one CD.

If  not, they are screwed.


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michelle Lowman" <mlowman@firstlinux.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: Waging War on Business

> True situation: Temp goes to work for a small company, needs to use
> PageMaker. Company originally had 4 legal copies, one for each computer
> in the (tiny) department. Over the past couple of years, three of the
> PageMaker CDs have somehow disappeared, even though the original
> packaging, user manual, etc. are still around. Hmmmmm . . ..
>
> Anyway, at some point, someone has removed the legal copy of PageMaker
> from the computer used by the temp, and the CD for that copy is gone.
> So the supervisor decides to install PageMaker on the temp's computer
> from her own CD (the copy on her computer was installed from the same
> CD).
>
> The temp's computer now has an illegal copy of PageMaker, and the
> company is now screwed if BSA gets a tip about them. Did the company
> steal?  Or do they just suck at security and management?