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US Navy Denies Pirating Software on 550K Computers, Says It Had Bought Licenses For 38 Machines (arstechnica.com)

Posted by msmash on from the between-the-lines dept.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Navy was accused of pirating 3D software after testing a software package offered by Germany company Bitmanagement Software GmbH. The company had sued the United States of America for nearly $600 million. The U.S. Navy has now responded to the accusations, saying that though it did install the aforementioned software on "hundreds of thousands of computers within its network" without paying the German software maker for it, it did so with the consent of the software producer. Many might disagree, however. From a report on ArsTechnica: The Navy says that it could use the software on hundreds of thousands of computers with licenses for 38 machines. The Navy denied that a procurement official "acknowledged that additional licenses were necessary for it to distribute BS Contact Geo to its users." The government admitted that it had purchased 38 licenses, but "denies that the software licenses were 'limited,' as alleged by Plaintiff."

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  1. Contract Law 101 by paiute · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't sue parties armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

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    1. Re:Contract Law 101 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm German and living in a cave. Most of us are. There are a few that aren't, but they are the outcasts.

      Maybe try learning some FACTS.

  2. Arr matey by mu51c10rd · · Score: 5, Funny

    The US Navy are pirates? Can't wait for the new whites and blues to be issues with eye patches...