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Software Alliance
The Software Alliance,[citation needed] also known as BSA, is a trade group of business software companies established in 1998. Its principal activity is trying to stop copyright infringement of software produced by its members. It is a member of the International Intellectual Property Alliance. Founded as the Business Software Alliance, it dropped "Business" from its name in October 2012, and styles itself "BSA | The Software Alliance".[dead link]
BSA members include Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Atlassian, Autodesk, Cloudflare, Cisco, Dropbox, IBM, Microsoft, Nikon, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, Siemens and Zoom. It is funded through membership dues based on member company's software revenues, and through settlements from companies it successfully brings action against.
Many Microsoft EULAs include a clause requiring users to agree to audits by software companies.
In 2013 Victoria Espinel resigned from the office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) of the Office of Management and Budget and joined the staff of the BSA as its president.
In July 2021, BSA launched a campaign in South East Asia calling on engineering and design firms to commit to using only licensed software in the development of infrastructure projects. The campaign is a continuation of the 2019 regional campaign 'Legalize and Protect' initiative.
The campaign outreach targeted 20,000 firms, including 5,000 each in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand. In relation, BSA is partnering with key government agencies across South East Asia to support the campaign. This includes the Optical Media Board of the Philippines, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics of Indonesia, the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs of Malaysia, and the Royal Thai Police Economic Crime Suppression Division of Thailand.
The campaign includes free consultations and advisory services to assist companies in transitioning to lawful software use. It emphasizes the importance of software licensing for cybersecurity, productivity, and legal protection, particularly in the context of national infrastructure.
Since the campaign's launch, BSA reports that nearly 1 million PCs across ASEAN countries have been upgraded with licensed software.
Software Alliance
The Software Alliance,[citation needed] also known as BSA, is a trade group of business software companies established in 1998. Its principal activity is trying to stop copyright infringement of software produced by its members. It is a member of the International Intellectual Property Alliance. Founded as the Business Software Alliance, it dropped "Business" from its name in October 2012, and styles itself "BSA | The Software Alliance".[dead link]
BSA members include Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Atlassian, Autodesk, Cloudflare, Cisco, Dropbox, IBM, Microsoft, Nikon, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, Siemens and Zoom. It is funded through membership dues based on member company's software revenues, and through settlements from companies it successfully brings action against.
Many Microsoft EULAs include a clause requiring users to agree to audits by software companies.
In 2013 Victoria Espinel resigned from the office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) of the Office of Management and Budget and joined the staff of the BSA as its president.
In July 2021, BSA launched a campaign in South East Asia calling on engineering and design firms to commit to using only licensed software in the development of infrastructure projects. The campaign is a continuation of the 2019 regional campaign 'Legalize and Protect' initiative.
The campaign outreach targeted 20,000 firms, including 5,000 each in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand. In relation, BSA is partnering with key government agencies across South East Asia to support the campaign. This includes the Optical Media Board of the Philippines, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics of Indonesia, the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs of Malaysia, and the Royal Thai Police Economic Crime Suppression Division of Thailand.
The campaign includes free consultations and advisory services to assist companies in transitioning to lawful software use. It emphasizes the importance of software licensing for cybersecurity, productivity, and legal protection, particularly in the context of national infrastructure.
Since the campaign's launch, BSA reports that nearly 1 million PCs across ASEAN countries have been upgraded with licensed software.
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