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@BSA is a Mafia

If you want them to get a subpoena first, then you need to have the relevant lines removed from your Enterprise Agreement (though why you'd have an Enterprise Agreement if you were going to pirate software beyond me). You should find something like;

"... We have the right to verify compliance, at our expense, during the term of this agreement and for a period of one year thereafter if we have reason to believe you or your affiliate(s) is (are) non-compliant. To do so, we will engage an independent accountant from a nationally recognized public accounting firm, which will be subject to a confidentiality obligation. Verification will take place upon not fewer than 30 days notice, during normal business hours and in a manner that does not interfere unreasonably with your operations; provided that, if you demonstrate by written records that you and your affiliates are in fact compliant within the 30-day notice period, we will not proceed with the audit. ..."

Remember, too, that BSA/FAST is a co-op - that only one EA is required to get them all through your door without a subpoena.

@Oh dear god

BitTorrent will get you at least the F and one S out of the FOSS equivalents of those apps ;-p Alternatively, given the amount of money you'll save with FOSS replacing the rest of your software, how about you STFU and pay RRP for application verticals.

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