U.S. government pays $50 million for piracy


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U.S. government pays $50 million for piracy

article published on 29 November, 2013

The U.S. Government has agreed to pay $50 million to a software company after it emerged that its software had been copied onto thousands of systems without licenses. The software in question was provided by Texas-based Apptricity, which has provided logistics programs to the U.S. army since 2004. The company discovered in 2012 that its software had been copied onto thousands more systems ... [ read the full article ]

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GryphB

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29. November 2013 @ 16:52

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LOL. Take that Uncle Sam!

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Mysttic

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29. November 2013 @ 17:32

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Hypocrisy at it's finest ladies and gentlemen. It's okay for US Government to pirate application they deem it needs for the betterment of National Security, but civilians do it, and oh they should rot in jail.

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mukhis

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30. November 2013 @ 13:24

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bottomline: when piracy is in need, piracy is inevitable, indeed. ROFL LMFAO.

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