schadenfreude moment

["Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number6.6/sony-pirated-software
 

Sony BMG has been accused by PointDev company of having used Ideal
Migration, the administration software for Windows servers and client
accounts, without having a licence. 

On 22 January 2008, a bailiff mandated by PointDev found an illegal
installation of the software on four computers belonging to Sony BMG.
Paul-Henry Agustoni, owner and administrator of the editor claims 300
000 euro damages from Sony BMG. 

The case started in November 2007 when a Sony employee requested online
technical support from PointDev. Ideal Migration, like all the other
products of the company is proposed on the Internet in a trial version.
Following the purchase of the product, the client is provided with a key
allowing the use of additional services including online technical
support. The account of the Sony employee was not registered and after
some researches, PointDev found that the key used to activate the
software was pirated and dated since the end of 2004, the moment BMG was
absorbed by Sony. Ideal Migration is particularly used by companies for
IT consolidation to allow a centralised administration of servers and
client accounts. 

Paul- Henry Agustoni believed this was not an isolated situation. "I
believe the pirating is related to the company policy. If the employee
has the necessary budget to buy the software he (she) needs, he (she)
will do it. If that's not the case, he (she) will find alternative
means, because work has to be done one way or another" he stated. 

Sony BMG has not yet made any comments on the matter. 

Sony BMG searched for software counterfeit (only in French, 21.03.2008)
http://www.01net.com/editorial/374727/la-major-sony-bmg-poursuivie-pou..
.
<http://www.01net.com/editorial/374727/la-major-sony-bmg-poursuivie-pour
-contrefacon-de-logiciel/>  

A company from Vaucluse attacks the giant Sony (only in French,
19.03.2008)
http://www.laprovence.com/articles/2008/03/19/347901-UNKNOWN-Une-socie..
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<http://www.laprovence.com/articles/2008/03/19/347901-UNKNOWN-Une-societ
e-vauclusienne-attaque-le-geant-Sony.php>  

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