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Legal notice received by employees using pirated software. Advice
21-Dec-2023 (In Cyber Crime Law)
Legal notice received that employees are using pirated software, when cross checked with employees they used it on personal laptops. But notice received on company name, so how company comes in this picture? Need advice on the same & what actions can be taken?
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Even Police can raid your office or house and can arrest you without warrant. Under the Indian Copyright Act, a software pirate can be tried under both civil and criminal law. The minimum jail term for software copyright infringement is seven days, and the maximum jail term is three years. Statutory fines range from a minimum of 50,000 to a maximum of 200,000 rupees.Sections of The IT Act, 2000 can also be applied based on scenario of piracy.
Also Please Read The Term and Condition Before installing any software you will come to know the clauses and other details.
Best Action is sign a NDA Agreement with all your employee's
Even Police can raid your office or house and can arrest you without warrant. Under the Indian Copyright Act, a software pirate can be tried under both civil and criminal law. The minimum jail term for software copyright infringement is seven days, and the maximum jail term is three years. Statutory fines range from a minimum of 50,000 to a maximum of 200,000 rupees.Sections of The IT Act, 2000 can also be applied based on scenario of piracy.
Also Please Read The Term and Condition Before installing any software you will come to know the clauses and other details.
Best Action is sign a NDA Agreement with all your employee's
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Adv. Shashank Choudhary
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To take the action 1st I would need to go through the notice you received. And If the employees are using the pirated software on their personal computer system, Company does not need to worry. But If the employees are using the pirated applications for company work, then some action may be required. But before advising any action I would go through the notice.
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