one last ISP question

[md123]

Now I'm in IT and this is one of my biggest peeves. It's is illegal, in violation of copyright and licensing laws. The Software Publishing Association can slap you with a $100,000 fine for each violation, REGARDLESS of the value of the software.

I have idiot users coming in here day and and day out, installing crap on their work PCs, something they brought from home and just assume it's OK to install here as well, since they paid for it. They apparently didn't read the fine print that stated "this is a single seat license and may only be installed on one PC at a time. Do not make illegal copies of this disk, or allow others to access it."

I couldn't care less about what people do at home, but when they bring it to the business, it's my problem. A disgruntled employee contacts the SPA, we get audited and they find unlicensed software....that's a very hefty fine.

Sorry....I just had to uninstall a bunch of junk from one of these users.....

Can you take away their permissions to install this in the first place?

[S43riff]

Um,,,downloading a song with a SHAREWARE program is just that. You did not steal it off someone elses computer and they didnt have it anymore for themselves,,,did u?...No, You got it because they had it set up to SHARE it with you. lol

[Ragnarok]

Can you take away their permissions to install this in the first place?

I am patiently awaiting managment's approval. I'm sure this process is quite familiar to everyone on this board, correct? :p