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Important Business Software Alliance Announcement
MULTIPLEXING
The use of multiplexing devices (pooling, dumb client, thin client = hardware that reduces number of CPUs/ PCs/ input devices) DOES NOT necessarily reduce the number of software licenses required. Please refer to the specific licensing terms or product usage rights accompanying your software. Contact the respective BSA member company in question for more details or call the BSA Software Audit Enquiry Line at +60379583290
PURCHASING SOFTWARE ONLINE
Protect yourself and your company when looking to purchase software especially online. Beware of sources selling cheap software disguised as 'on sale' or 'OEM software' - if the deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. Avoid spam email software offers which pass themselves off as legitimate. It is always good practice to only purchase from a reputable local source / reseller. If you want to know more contact our members for more details on purchasing software.
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WHAT IS SOFTWARE PIRACY?
Software piracy is the unauthorized copying or distribution of copyrighted software. This can be done by copying, downloading, sharing, selling, or installing multiple copies onto personal or work computers. What a lot of people don't realize or don't think about is that when you purchase software, you are actually purchasing a license to use it, not the actual software. That license is what tells you how many times you can install the software, so it's important to read it. If you make more copies of the software than the license permits, you are pirating.
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