IT Baseline Protection Manual - The Information Warfare Site

Threats Catalogue Deliberate Acts Remarks
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T 2.28 Violation of copyright
The use of unlicensed software can be a violation of copyright and lead to
both civil and criminal penalties.
Agencies and companies where pirate copies are used may be made liable for
damages by the copyright owner under corporate liability, irrespective of the
type of offence (intention or gross negligence).
Example:
In an organisation a large number of graphical user interfaces were used
without the necessary licences. The costs of having them retrospectively
licensed, and the damages payable to the copyright owner, far outweighed the
cost of the licences.
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IT-Baseline Protection Manual: Oktober 2000