UK ‘Finger your Boss’ campaign
p2pnet news view | Freedom:- It’s time for UK employees to rat their employers out , says the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).
So it’s launched a Finger your Bosses campaign, says The Inquirer.
Many workers are, “willing to report the use of dodgy copies of software at their workplaces,” the story has FAST mouthperson John Lovelock saying.
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has, “maintained a similar programme in the US for many years,” says the story, adding:
“When it audits companies there and finds unlicenced software, it typically extracts ‘fines’ equal to the cost of the software licences that the targeted firms neglected to buy, after which the companies must of course also pay for those same software licences.”
The Inquirer – It’s ‘rat out your boss’ week in Blighty, May, 2009
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May 28th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
What an excellent way to burn bridges with each of your co-workers.
May 28th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Charge less for your software you morons.