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Mistake or not, they are liable. Remember kids, don't just ask: Is this software licensed? If yes, ask then: Is this software licensed enough? Then you can inst

• dahart 10y ago
  Absolutely right. But, on the flip side, this may be the situation the contractor wanted. Based only on the info I have, I'd speculate it's possible the contractor knew about the large number of installs and even pushed for that along the way. According to this short article, the contract they were hoping for was truly enormous. There's certainly incentive for the contractor to let the Navy install as many copies at it wants to use, because the more the Navy wants the software, the higher likelihood of big money. Whether the Navy pays for it first, or gets itself in a bind and ends up on the hook for fees, either way the contractor gets a lot of money.