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Contrary to what you may believe, purchasing software rarely means you own it. In reality, the software most often still belongs to the company or developer and what you purchase is a software license ...

The issue of compliance is forever on the minds of IT executives, and even more so in the last 10 years, due to increased audit activities by software vendors, complex licensing rules and the ...

SMBs often use a variety of software titles that require licenses for each employee using them and have a tough time keeping a handle on when those licenses expire. Companies often buy software titles ...

Careful navigation of software licensing agreements can save you a bundle. This guide to popular licensing mistakes and remedies explains how You say software licenses give you migraines? Talk to ...

Europe’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that the trading of “used” software licenses is legal and that the author of such software cannot oppose any resale. The exclusive right of distribution of a ...

The authorization to use software. Most software is licensed rather than sold, which means purchasers are never the actual owners of the software, although they may be able to use it without any time ...

Autonomous AI systems are acting independently, raising legal and economic concerns. Laws and licenses often don’t address AI agents, creating risks like IP violations and security issues. Companies ...

The European Court of Justice reportedly says today that the rule applies to copies of software both on physical media and downloaded from the Internet. The European Union’s Court of Justice has ...

Microsoft argued Office clip art made it unresellable. Two UK courts disagreed, and now it wants the Supreme Court to look.