Navy denies it pirated 558K copies of software, says contractor consented by David Kravets.
From the post:
In response to a lawsuit accusing the US Navy of pirating more than 558,000 copies of virtual reality software, the Navy conceded Monday that it had installed the software on “hundreds of thousands of computers within its network” without paying the German software maker for it. But the Navy says it did so with the consent of the software producer.
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I suspect that “consent” here means that Bitmanagement Software modified its product to remove installation restrictions in hopes the U.S. Navy would become utterly dependent upon the software and only then “notice” the Navy had licensed only 38 copies.
Nice try but sovereigns have been rolling citizens for generations.
The complaint and the government’s answer are both amusing reads.
The lesson here is you are responsible for protecting your property. Especially when exposing it to potential thieves.