Not a close case
This is not a close case. In the past, as a consultant, I've bought with the academic discount since some stuff I do is non-profit. But here the defendants were trying to conceal their identity.
But in theory it could be a problem...but not on the facts here
RL
"In 1996, after the Alis were audited by Microsoft and removed from the AER program for failure to comply with the terms of the licensing agreement, the Alis formed new corporations in the names of others to disguise their identity from Microsoft and reenter the AER program. In 1999, when Microsoft stopped accepting AER applications from new corporations, the Alis and Mr. Griffen, in the names of others, bought small companies throughout the United States that held Microsoft AER licensing agreements and thereafter continued to purchase academic software products."
Biting the hand that feeds IT
