The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the voice of the world’s commercial software industry, today announced a settlement with Gibson Overseas, Inc. of Commerce, CA. Gibson Overseas paid $65,000 to BSA to settle claims that it had unlicensed copies of Adobe and Microsoft 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.
In business since 1979, Gibson is a leading manufacturer of tableware, cutlery, cookware, and more to every class of trade in the retail industry.
“Gibson Overseas has cooperated fully with BSA throughout its investigation. While Gibson Overseas has made no admission of any liability regarding the allegations made by BSA, the audit performed by Gibson Overseas has permitted our organization to implement processes that will assure that software licensing issues do not resurface,” said a representative of the company.
“All organizations need to work to maintain sound procedures that ensure they are using safe and legal software to operate their business,” said Jodie Kelley, BSA’s Vice President of Anti-Piracy and General Counsel. “Software piracy affects more than just the software industry. Using legal software is the key to reducing piracy, strengthening local IT businesses, and creating jobs during these challenging economic times.”
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