I'm not going to give the State the benefit of the doubt when they thought a software program they purchased could be used on multiple machines without purchasing separate licensing for each installation. There's no excuse for this oversight, if that's what it is.
Dick Clark, the chief information officer in the Department of Administration, says, "I don't know that there is blame. It's kind of a cumulative effect. Obviously it's a wake-up call for us to manage things in a lot more aggressive manner." The department is now "going to emphasize that software licensure is a "big issue".
Come on. Anybody who works in this field and is responsible for purchasing and/or installing the software better be well aware of the licensing regulations, especially at this level. The State installed the same software on more than 5,000 computers and they thought this would be OK?
Yes, Mr. Clark, software piracy is a big issue.
Now the State has to pay $921,000 in unlicensed software fees and $218,000 for upgrades and maintenance of the software.
I wonder how much it would have cost the State if they had done it right the first time?
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I agree, but the question is who is at fault and are those people even still around?
I guess you need to keep digging!
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Dick Clark sez: “I don’t know that there is blame."
Bizarro World.
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