Personal computing discussed
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k2x4b524p wrote:Maybe so, but I'm not in the game to find out who, but I do know, that come Monday, a couple heads are gonna be-a-rollin, because if they don't buy the licenses or remove the illegal software, then the real fun begins...
just brew it! wrote:While I agree that companies that flagrantly violate licensing rules need to be held accountable, I also find it disturbing that armed US Marshals are involved in routine enforcement actions. Aren't matters of contract law normally handled in civil court?
k2x4b524p wrote:Who knows? Maybe that company was already under a watch list of some sort and no one knew about it. My guess is that the disgruntled may have reported it in such a fashion that warranted the US Marshalls in tow. More likely, that is standard procedure, given how rampant software piracy really is, and the crowds of people that typically do it, that and they can't have you erasing the evidence can that? No better crowd control than the threat of a bullet to the brainpan I guess....
k2x4b524p wrote:Who knows? Maybe that company was already under a watch list of some sort and no one knew about it. My guess is that the disgruntled may have reported it in such a fashion that warranted the US Marshalls in tow. More likely, that is standard procedure, given how rampant software piracy really is, and the crowds of people that typically do it, that and they can't have you erasing the evidence can that? No better crowd control than the threat of a bullet to the brainpan I guess....
jss21382 wrote:In my experience most on site legal actions against businesses have Marshalls, essentially the enforcers for the suit serving whatever it may be. In my case...it was failing to file the proper tax forms after a failed business, resulting in a tax official and two Marshalls coming to seize the business, which, well, didn't exist.