ALLDATA Gets Tough on Software Pirates

ALLDATA today announced a bold new initiative when it comes to fighting software piracy in the automotive sector.
To protect their customers and product integrity, ALLDATA is aggressively pursuing civil and criminal action against all software pirates.
“ALLDATA has a zero tolerance policy on software piracy,” says Susan Slish, Product Security Program Manager, ALLDATA LLC. “In addition to continually improving our software’s internal security, we investigate all leads regarding the unlicensed distribution of our products.” Susan adds, “We want criminals to know that they will be caught and prosecuted.”
Recently, two individuals, Andy T. Tran and Vu P. Nguyen from Business Computer Solutions in Long Beach, California, were charged with copyright infringement.
They were sentenced to five years’ felony probation, restitution to be paid to ALLDATA over a 5 year period and 60 days of community service.
According to the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the software industry annually loses about $12 billion world wide from piracy — $2 billion in North America alone.
To combat this problem, several federal agencies, such as: the U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Senate Judiciary Committee and the U.S. Department of Justice maintain software piracy divisions.
Their sole purpose is to track down and prosecute software pirates and cyber criminals, including those who use unlicensed software, either ignorantly or deliberately.
Using pirated software can also be risky.
Aside from the legal consequences related to pirated software, users also forfeit many
practical benefits of authentic software.
To be certain you are receiving authentic ALLDATA products, buy only from an authorized ALLDATA representative.