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How we do it

We treat every organization as a future customer of the publisher. Our investigators build each case from several sources, and every case is checked before anyone is contacted.

The organization receives the evidence and a clear, fair offer in its own language. Most settle once they see the facts. Where an organization refuses, we work with local counsel and the authorities.

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1InvestigateInformants, OSINT, public records and the publisher’s own information.2VerifyEvery case is checked before anyone is contacted.3ContactThe evidence and a clear offer, in the organization’s own language.4Paying customerThe organization buys its license from the publisher and keeps working.

Recent court outcomesWhat happened when organizations did not settleOct 26Italy · Materialise MagicsNine months’ prison for the employee who installed the crack→Oct 26India · SolidWorksInjunction against unlicensed use on 12 computers→Aug 26India · Siemens NXCompany owner jailed for obstructing the court’s inspection→Jun 26Vietnam · Windows and OfficeFirst criminal case over unlicensed business software→May 26Brazil · AutodeskDamages of ten times the license value→Jul 25Portugal · Hexagon€328,950 in damages; the infringer has since become insolvent→All court cases in the Newsroom →

Firm with infringers, fair to future customers

Every organization we contact is a potential customer of our client. We show the evidence, protect personal data, and make paying the publisher simple: a personal settlement page, a clear offer and a deadline.

When an organization refuses, our clients go to court and win. In October 2026 a court in Milan sentenced an individual to nine months in prison in a case ITCA supported from the first warning letter (read the case).

$8.6 Billion

Commercial value of unlicensed software in the US (BSA, 2018)

$359 Billion

Yearly cost to companies of malware linked to unlicensed software (BSA, 2018)

66%

Share of software installed without a license in China (BSA, 2018)

Local teams in nine countries

Copyright law, language and business culture differ by country. Our regional teams in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia know the local rules, speak the local language, and work with local counsel when a case needs it. Since 2005 we have helped software publishers turn unlicensed use into revenue.

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Find: investigations, informant programs and data analysis that show who uses the software without a license.

2

Resolve: amnesty campaigns, letters, negotiation and mediation that turn cases into licenses.

3

Enforce and prevent: audits, raids, litigation and awareness campaigns, with local counsel.

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