Can Microsoft sue our company directly for copyright infringement if we failed their software license audit due to an honest employee mistake
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Can Microsoft sue our company directly for copyright infringement if we failed their software license audit due to an honest employee mistake
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Microsoft software license audit unlicensed software copyright infringement company employee mistake U.S. law statutory damages willful infringement Copyright Act sections 501 504Google ↗
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Microsoft license agreement audit terms software compliance audit copyright infringement lawsuit official MicrosoftGoogle ↗
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U.S. Copyright Office copyright infringement innocent infringement defense statutory damages innocent infringer section 504(c)(2) corporationGoogle ↗
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Microsoft software license audit unlicensed software copyright infringement company employee mistake U.S. law statutory damages willful infringement Copyright Act sections 501 504 Google ↗
Microsoft license agreement audit terms software compliance audit copyright infringement lawsuit official Microsoft Google ↗
U.S. Copyright Office copyright infringement innocent infringement defense statutory damages innocent infringer section 504(c)(2) corporation Google ↗
- 17 U.S. Code § 504 - Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits | U.S. Code | US Law · law.cornell.edu
- 17.38 Copyright—Damages—Innocent Infringement (17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(2)) · www3.ce9.uscourts.gov
- Chapter 5 - Circular 92 · copyright.gov
- b. **Verification process and limitations.** To verify compliance with the terms of this Agreement, Microsoft will engage an independent accountant from an internationally recognized public accounting firm, which will be subject to a confidentiality obligation. Verification will take place upon not fewer than 30 days’ notice, during normal business hours and in a manner that does not interfere unreasonably with your operations. As an alternative, Microsoft can require you to complete Microsoft’s · download.microsoft.com
- 10. Verifying compliance. · microsoft.com
Queries
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| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft software license audit unlicensed software copyright infringement company employee mistake U.S. law statutory damages willful infringement Copyright Act sections 501 504 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Microsoft license agreement audit terms software compliance audit copyright infringement lawsuit official Microsoft OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
U.S. Copyright Office copyright infringement innocent infringement defense statutory damages innocent infringer section 504(c)(2) corporation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |