The BSA reports the positive evolution of the legal action in Spain thanks to the allegations made in the BSA web about companies that allegedly used unlicensed software in the development of their activity. Most cases come from information provided by former employees of the companies reported.
Recently, legal experts, in order of the corresponding commercial courts, have inspected over instances BSA 200 computers on 4 companies with businesses in Madrid, Vigo, Barcelona, La Coruna, Valladolid and Irun. The value of software detected in the records could exceed a whole, 700,000 euros, according to preliminary expert estimates, pending confirmation.
The inspections were conducted in the months of June and July in facilities and workplaces four Spanish companies: Virtual Commends Initiatives, SA, Thorn Hydraulic Works, and Public Tecnotooling Technical Lighting.
BSA highlights the fact that most cases were launched thanks to the information provided by former employees of companies offenders who reported their complaints through the complaint form your site BSA . With the data received, the entity that brings together the leading software companies, went to the commercial courts that ordered the inspection of the said companies for alleged infringement of intellectual property by use of software not licensed.
In the company Commends Initiatives Virtual and its subsidiaries were inspected 80 computers and the value of the allegedly illegal software found on those computers could vary according to the first expert estimate, between the 150,000 and 200,000 euros . Records held in companies Tecnotooling and Public Lighting Technical allegedly illegal software would add an amount that would be between 40,000 and 60,000 euros in each case.
The case of the Galician company Espina Water Works has been one of the most important detected thanks to the cooperation of citizens. Allegations of former employees of the Galician company led to the registration of 90 computers in their workplaces and the estimated initial value software could be 400,000 euros.
The discovery of unlicensed software in 2013 assumed a cost of 700,000 euros for more than one hundred companies investigated by use of illegal software. In fact, the number of court records for this reason increased 32% in that year.
According to IDC Almost half of the software installed on the Spanish business market (45%) is not properly licensed. This percentage continues to grow and expand the gap with Western Europe, which is now 16 points.
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