[Am-info] The Reign of Terror is at hand!

[Joe Barr]

The saturation radio ads being run in Austin instill the fear that the
BSA can raid a business and seize its computers based on nothing 
more than the suspicion of using unlicensed software.

Can they legally raid/seize property based on suspicion?




On Mon, 06 Nov 2000 13:56:49 Erick Andrews wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Nov 2000 09:47:16 -0500, John J. Urbaniak wrote:
> 
> >  http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14496.html
> >
> >MS audit cripples city
> >By: Kieren McCarthy
> >Posted: 06/11/2000 at 12:05 GMT
> >
> >A demand by Microsoft to run an audit on all its software has brought
> >chaos to the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. A one-page letter
> >demanded to see all software licences to prove the software wasn't
> >counterfeit.
> >
> >...
> >
> >John
> >
> 
> Absolutely Draconian.
> 
> And it's wishful thinking that if all the licenses are legitimate, M$ 
> should pay for the impact.
> 
> -- 
> Erick Andrews
> 
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