Money Transmitter Company Pays $130,000 to Settle Claims of Unlicensed Software Use

WASHINGTON, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the voice of the world's commercial software industry, today announced a settlement with Envios de Valores La Nacional Corp., a New York-based money transmitter company serving more than 50 countries from the United States.  La Nacional paid $130,000 to BSA to settle claims that it had unlicensed copies of Adobe, Microsoft and Sybase software installed on its computers.  As part of the settlement agreement, the company agreed to delete all unlicensed copies of software from its 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 a confidential report made on its web site www.nopiracy.com.

"La Nacional was fully committed and cooperative in working with BSA to identify and resolve any issues of unlicensed software use," said Alan Friedman, President of Envios de Valores La Nacional Corp.  "The audit performed by La Nacional was a valuable exercise that enabled our organization to develop and implement processes to safeguard against potential software piracy issues and ensure we are using properly licensed software products."

"Proper software asset management will not only help avoid potential legal troubles, but it can also lead to a safer, more secure software environment and maximize a company's IT investment," said BSA's Vice President of Anti-Piracy and General Counsel Jodie Kelley.  "As the illegal use and distribution of pirated software continues to remain a significant global issue, BSA will continue to pursue all organizations that engage in this unlawful practice and hold all those accountable for using unlicensed or stolen software."

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SOURCE Business Software Alliance