Software amnesty campaigns: a fair way to come clean
An amnesty campaign gives organizations that use your software without a license a limited window to come forward and license on fair terms before enforcement starts. It brings in revenue quickly and shows which organizations are willing to comply.
How it works
Define the offer
Together we choose the market, the products, the terms and the deadline.
Announce it
Direct outreach to organizations we have identified, supported by your website, resellers and, where useful, local press.
Handle responses
We answer questions, check existing licenses and pass qualified buyers to you or your resellers.
Follow up
Organizations that do not respond before the deadline move into standard compliance handling.
When it fits
Many small users in one market
An amnesty reaches them at scale, where case-by-case contact would take years.
A new version or licensing model
A campaign gives users of old or cracked versions a reason to move to a legal license now.
Before an enforcement push
Fair warning first makes later enforcement easier to justify, to courts and to the market.
Questions
What is a software amnesty?
A time-limited offer that lets organizations using software without a license regularize their position on fair terms, usually by buying licenses, before the publisher starts enforcement.
What happens after the deadline?
Organizations that did not respond are handled through the publisher’s normal compliance process, which can include formal notices and legal action.
Who runs the campaign?
ITCA runs the campaign on the publisher’s behalf and works with its resellers, who handle the license sales.
Talk to a compliance specialist
Tell us about your software and markets, and we will show you how a program would work for you.
Contact ITCA