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I have some employees in India and apparently, Adobe does this there. They will just randomly show up and ask to look at all your systems and see if you are usi

by jjeaff 7y ago

I have some employees in India and apparently, Adobe does this there. They will just randomly show up and ask to look at all your systems and see if you are using pirated Adobe products. I have no idea what the laws are there, but the companies they show up at don't even necessarily have any license with Adobe. I can't imagine that is legal in India, but apparently it happens unabetted.

acomjean 7y ago
welcome to licensing by companies in the Business Software Aliance: notorious for using disgruntled former employees for starting audits. (they did to my friends company a decade ago and found nothing..) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_(The_Software_Alliance) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_(The_Software_Alliance) lots of major companies: (apple/adobe....) https://www.bsa.org/membership https://www.bsa.org/membership
- delfinom 7y ago
  The trick? They tell to fuck off and file a lawsuit if they want to audit. They back off. Unless the former employee has actual proof other than a statement they won't bother.
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    That trick does not work in countries where they come along with the police department responsible for checking if business activities are in accordance with the law. Here is the Portuguese variant of such police department. https://www.asae.gov.pt/cooperacao-nacional-e-internacional/cooperacao-internacional-/relacoes-bilaterais/cooperacao-institucional--paises-e-territorios-de-lingua-oficial-portuguesa/igae-inspecao-geral-das-atividades-economicas.aspx https://www.asae.gov.pt/cooperacao-nacional-e-internacional/...
pjmlp 7y ago
It is legal in many countries, because usually there is a police department that validates business activities are following the law as they should, and they tend to come along with a couple of officers.

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I have some employees in India and apparently, Adobe does this there. They will just randomly show up and ask to look at all your systems and see if you are usi

by jjeaff 7y ago

acomjean 7y ago
welcome to licensing by companies in the Business Software Aliance: notorious for using disgruntled former employees for starting audits. (they did to my friends company a decade ago and found nothing..) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_(The_Software_Alliance) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_(The_Software_Alliance) lots of major companies: (apple/adobe....) https://www.bsa.org/membership https://www.bsa.org/membership
- delfinom 7y ago
  The trick? They tell to fuck off and file a lawsuit if they want to audit. They back off. Unless the former employee has actual proof other than a statement they won't bother.
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    That trick does not work in countries where they come along with the police department responsible for checking if business activities are in accordance with the law. Here is the Portuguese variant of such police department. https://www.asae.gov.pt/cooperacao-nacional-e-internacional/cooperacao-internacional-/relacoes-bilaterais/cooperacao-institucional--paises-e-territorios-de-lingua-oficial-portuguesa/igae-inspecao-geral-das-atividades-economicas.aspx https://www.asae.gov.pt/cooperacao-nacional-e-internacional/...
pjmlp 7y ago
It is legal in many countries, because usually there is a police department that validates business activities are following the law as they should, and they tend to come along with a couple of officers.