License compliance programs that turn unlicensed users into customers
ITCA runs complete license compliance programs for software publishers. We find organizations using your software without a license, verify every case, contact them in their own language and convert them into paying customers. When they refuse, we take the case further with local counsel.
How it works
Find
Investigators combine your records with informants, open-source research and public records to identify organizations using your software without a license.
Verify
Every case is checked before anyone is contacted: who uses the software, how much, and the value of the licensing gap.
Resolve
We contact each organization, explain the evidence and make it simple to buy the licenses it needs, through you or your resellers.
Enforce
If an organization refuses, we work with local counsel on cease-and-desist letters, search orders and litigation.
When it fits
You know your software is cracked or over-used
but not by whom, or you have leads you have no capacity to follow up.
Your sales team should not chase pirates
A neutral third party keeps the conversation professional and protects your customer relationships.
You sell in markets without a local team
Our regional teams know the language, the business culture and the courts.
Related court cases
Director Held Personally Liable for Pirated Software Pays Up After Seizure Writ in Canada
Federal Court of Canada held a director personally liable for pirated Tekla Structures software (2021 FC 63). After a seizure writ, he paid CAD 80,000.
Landmark €600,000 Copyright Judgment Shakes CAD/CAM Industry
The Court of Venice ordered Sistema S.r.l. to pay €100,000 per illegal installation of Hexagon’s VISI CAD/CAM software, €600,000 in total.
Malaysian Engineering Firm Ordered to Pay Over USD 225,000 for Unlicensed Siemens NX Software
The Malaysian High Court ordered Penang engineering firm Unicorn Solutions to pay Siemens US$227,240 (RM1.05 million) for unlicensed NX CAD/CAM software.
Questions
What is license compliance monetization?
It means turning unlicensed use of your software into revenue: identifying organizations that use it without a valid license and converting them into paying customers, rather than only blocking them.
Does a compliance program damage customer relationships?
It does not have to. Most organizations settle once they see the facts, and many become long-term customers. Because ITCA contacts them as a third party, your sales team keeps its relationship.
What happens if an organization refuses to settle?
ITCA works with local counsel to enforce the publisher’s rights, from cease-and-desist letters to search orders and litigation. The Case Law Library shows what courts have decided.
Talk to a compliance specialist
Tell us about your software and markets, and we will show you how a program would work for you.
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