Kpdnkk kluang branch chief, abdul wahid ahmad said the raids were conducted following complaints from business software alliance bsa, which is the leading advocate for the global software industry. Project teams should complete an initial analysis at the beginning of. If you have been contacted by bsa the software alliance, you need experienced counsel to protect your business. Microsoft is a member of the business software alliance, an industry group that tracks usage of illegal software. There would have to be solid probable cause evidence to obtain the search warrant, and it has been done in the past. The business software alliance, bsa the software industrys piracy watchdog body, announced today at a press conference in copenhagen, that it had shut down the largest software counterfeit and. Learn about bsas work on responsible ai, protecting consumer privacy, strengthening cybersecurity, promoting crossborder data, and helping people train for the future. The business software alliance, an international antipiracy software industry.
Feb 27, 2016 a software raid can be defined as a raid on a business who is believed to be intentionally and illegally using copying onto their computers without a license to do so, or in excess of a license, reproducing, or distributing software in violation of the rights of the holder, thus, willfully infringing the ed software of the. A raid can be deployed using both software and hardware. Business software alliance article about business software. Raid analysis template risks, assumptions, issues and. At the request of microsoft, adobe systems, other members of the business software alliance bsa. I am an intellectual property attorney in southlake, texas who has handled more than 230 business software alliance audit matters for small to mediumsized companies. Data on one drive gets mirrored exactly to another, hence the term data mirroring. The software alliance, also known as bsa, is a trade group established by microsoft corporation in 1988 and representing a number of the worlds largest software makers and is a member of the international. Despite a global twopoint drop in unlicensed software installation rates during the last two years, unlicensed software is still being used around the globe at alarming rates, accounting for 37 percent of software installed on personal computers. Raid 1 data mirroring the configuration synonymous with redundancy, all hard drives in the array store the same data. Dec 19, 2015 software audits suck especially when dealing with large trade groups such as the bsa business software alliance. Windows 8 comes with everything you need to use software raid, while the linux package mdadm. However, given that ernie ball dumped microsoft and went with linux, then suffered a raid that.
In a hardware raid setup, the drives connect to a special raid controller inserted in a fast pciexpress pcie slot in a motherboard. The business software alliance, an international antipiracy softwareindustry. Mar 26, 2015 creating a software raid array in operating system software is the easiest way to go. Marshals office to obtain a search warrant and conduct a raid of your. It is used to improve disk io performance and reliability of your server or. Data is distributed across the drives in one of several ways or raid levels, depending on the level of redundancy and performance required. In raid 1, read performance can increase because each drive reads different. Pcicase uk ltd is a leading provider of innovative 19 rackmount chassis entry chassis, storage server chassis and jbods, oemodm solutions, ocplike products and other server related components backplanes, hdds, riser cards, raid cards, psu etc. Its principal activity is trying to stop infringement of software produced by its members. So im reading the newsforge commentary on the newest microsoft and business software alliance bsa threat letters here, and im wondering.
Let the raids conducted last week serve as a reminder to businesses in perak state. Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies, creating software solutions that spark the. Our members create innovative software that improves peoples lives and grows the economy. The software alliance, also known as bsa, is a trade group established by microsoft corporation in 1988 and representing a number of the worlds largest software makers and is a member of the international intellectual property alliance. The process begins with a letter from the bsa directing a business to conduct an audit of the software installed on machines used for the business.
Nigerian copyright raid highlights gettough approach cio. If the raid structure is intact, you will be able to recover data from the virtual disk created on the raid with easeus mac data recovery software. Despite a global twopoint drop in unlicensed software installation rates during the last two years, unlicensed. The second, was a raid conducted on october 29, 2014 in petaling jaya selangor, against an interior design firm where another rm1 million worth of suspected. The usbased business software alliance bsa, an industry group representing the worlds leading computer software developers, ranked lebanon in 39th place worldwide and fifth in the middle east and north africa region mena in terms of piracy rate in 2009, as reported by lebanon this week, the economic publication of the byblos bank group. Components in your hardware raid box may be top of line when you buy them but technology improves fast.
With hardware raid, if any part of the system fails such as the controller, enclosure or power supply you can lose all your data. Kpdnkk raids two companies for using unlicensed software. Generally, the letter will identify specific vendors andor products such as adobe acrobat or microsoft office. Almost rm900,000 seized from raids conducted against two. Gitc accreditation q2645 product information is drawn from supplier and manufacturer websites and may be incorrect. Businesses warned against flouting the law, using unlicensed andor pirated. Over the years microsoft and the business software alliance bsa have carried out numerous raids on companies large and small. Microsoft sued over mafialike antipiracy raid torrentfreak. Marshals office to obtain a search warrant and conduct a raid of your business. How to handle business software alliance audit demand. Pcicase uk ltd is a leading provider of innovative 19 rackmount chassis entry chassis, storage server chassis and jbods, oemodm solutions, ocplike products and other server related components. A reward will be paid only if bsa pursues an investigation and, as a direct result of the information provided by you, receives a monetary settlement from the reported organization. The first was a raid conducted on october 8, 2015, in bayan lepas penang, against an engineering company where the suspected unlicensed software found was valued at rm1 million. Im assuming at this point you are familiar with raidand the various different types of raids.
March 27 haifa, israel police and representatives of the international software piracy watchdog group, the business software alliance bsa, recently raided the residence of noam and yeshayahu rotter, administrators of the israeli website, the bsa announced tuesday. It is possible that the business software alliance might work with the u. Microsoft sued for allegedly using armed cops in software piracy raid. Software raid is a type of raid implementation that utilizes operating systembased capabilities to construct and deliver raid services. A more effective way to blacklist the bsa is to only use freeopen source software. Among the suspected illegally installed software found during the raid was software from adobe, autodesk, cnc engineering, dassault systemes, and microsoft. Our lawyers have the legal and technical expertise to defend your business through every step of the bsa audit process. The bsa lawyers have tried every stalling tactic in the book, knowing that it is costing the small engineering firm a fortune to keep the suit going. We have 60 other definitions for raid in our acronym attic. Apply to alliance manager, android developer, systems administrator and more. Microsoft sued for extortionlike practices in recent. Pirated software raids by enforcement officers land two kluang. For the last ten years, i have been representing enduser companies nationally in software audit matters initiated by major software publishers including microsoft, adobe, autodesk, ibm and their trade groups. Business software alliance company the bsa was created by microsoft in 1988 in an attempt to combat software theft.
Keelin hargadon businesses sometimes find themselves the recipients of a letter from the business software alliance bsa demanding an audit and accounting of software installed on company. Risky business tangling with the business software alliance. The business software alliance raid that uncovered the programs on sonybmgs servers was apparently triggered by sony it workers request for assistance with a program called ideal migration. This submission is made on behalf ofthe business software alliance bsa and its member companies. In a media conference held to announce the successfully conducted raids. Unlike the taiwan trade center, raids on united statesbased companies are. A software raid can be defined as a raid on a business who is believed to be intentionally and illegally using copying onto their computers without a license to do so, or in excess of a license. Seguros universales, one of the largest insurance firms in guatemala, is suing microsoft for their unprofessional handling of an apparent unwarranted antipiracy raid. Risky business tangling with the business software. Raids serve as reminder to businesses in sarawak that they are constantly under. If the reward requirements have been met, then bsa will consider you for a reward. It is used to improve disk io performance and reliability of your server or workstation.
However, given that ernie ball dumped microsoft and went with linux, then suffered a raid. Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies, creating software solutions that spark the economy and improve modern life. Bsa the software alliance bsa is the leading advocate for the global software industry. Unlicensed software raids by ipoh enforcement officers land two. Raid redundant array of independent disks is a data storage technology that allows multiple hard drives to be combined into a single storage unit. Learn about bsas work on responsible ai, protecting consumer privacy, strengthening. A business should also understand that resolving the matter with the bsa will not likely result in the acquisition of any new software or software licenses. The business software alliance bsa, a washington, d.
Microsoft gulf, a member of the business software alliance bsa and antipiracy authorities in dubai worked together to raid a bur dubaibased it reseller which was allegedly selling counterfeit. Helped by law enforcement officials some of them armed they. Software audits suck especially when dealing with large trade groups such as the bsa business software alliance. So if one drive fails, your files and folders are not lost.
Microsoft sued over guatemala software raid business insider. Project teams should complete an initial analysis at the beginning of the project and then monitor the issues via a raid log. Security imperative, business opportunity june 2018 bsa global software survey in brief a round the world, software has become one of the most ubiquitous and essential tools businesses use to perform their most fundamental everyday tasks from tracking sales, maintaining books, targeting markets, communicating with. The alliance includes the majority of leading software publishers including. Jun 21, 20 over the years microsoft and the business software alliance bsa have carried out numerous raids on companies large and small. Bsa is the voice ofthe worlds commercial software industry and its hardware partners before. The third northern irish company in a year has been has had its use of unlicensed software publicised in humiliating fashion by the business software alliance bsa. Security imperative, business opportunity june 2018 bsa global software survey in brief a round the world, software has become one of the most ubiquitous and essential. Pc software piracy rates in the region generally are above 80 percent, according to akeem aponmade, the bsa spokesman for nigeria. After the raid, the bsa refused to say if there was any pirated software on the premises. Once again this resulted in business disruption, reputational damage and legal costs, which could have been avoided if the company had acquired legal licenses in the first place. Singapore police seize software from manufacturing company in largest haul of suspected unlicensed products since 2005 from tipoff, reports business. According to chicago outplacement firm challenger, gray and christmas, nearly 2 million people were laid off in 2001.
Raid analysis is a project planning technique for identifying key project risks r, assumptions a, issues i, and dependencies d. What your business needs to know about software raids. Mar 24, 2014 a more effective way to blacklist the bsa is to only use freeopen source software. Jul 07, 2009 a redundant array of inexpensive disks raid allows high levels of storage reliability. The software license police business software alliance. How to handle business software alliance audit demand letters. Data is distributed across the drives in one of several. Rm143,000 worth of computers and suspected unlicensed. A typically, microsoft refers any inquiries about business software alliance bsa raids to the bsa. Business software alliance explained vondran legal.
Responding to the business software alliance state bar of michigan. Microsoft gulf, a member of the business software alliance bsa and antipiracy authorities in dubai worked together to raid a bur dubaibased it reseller which was allegedly selling. A ccused of software piracy by bsa the software alliance. The software alliance, also known as bsa, is a trade group established by microsoft in 1988 to represent commercial software makers.
Singapore police seize software from manufacturing company in largest haul of suspected unlicensed products since 2005 from tipoff. Record 84 raids against businesses using unlicensed. Software alliance bsa, a nonprofit trade association that acts as the industry. Informant receives rm20,000 reward from bsa for reporting the. In a separate statement, bsas senior director, compliance programs asia. A redundant array of inexpensive disks raid allows high levels of storage reliability. But the real question is whether you should use a hardware raid solution or a software raid solution. Creating a software raid array in operating system software is the easiest way to go. This is the first in a planned ongoing program of detection and raids in vietnam carried out with the assistance of the business software alliance. Abdul wahid continued, both raids were initiated upon receiving tipoffs from bsa the software alliance bsa on the alleged use of pirated software in the said. Sometimes real life is stranger than any video game. How to set up software raid 0 for windows and linux pc gamer. Dec 21, 2015 can the bsa conduct a private raid of my office. With softraids software raid system, you can be assured of always having the best and most current software controlling your raid system.
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