As per terms of the SLA and LSA agreed between Autodesk and BMM, Autodesk contacted BMM for conducting an audit in October, 2014 for review of the deployment of Autodesk’s software installed at the BMM’s premises.Additionally, BMM accepted the contents of License and Services Agreement (LSA) at the time of installation of the Autodesk’s AutoCAD 2013. The terms of the SLA were duly accepted by BMM. As per SLA generated at the time of installation of the Autodesk’s software at BMM’s premises in 2007, the License Parameters, Term of License, Permitted and Prohibited Actions, Liability Clause, Intellectual Property Rights, Warranties and Disclaimers and Scope of Audit etc were clearly defined and agreed by BMM.In December 2007 and March 2013, BMM purchased a total of 5 Auto CAD software’s/applications whereupon a Software License Agreement (SLA) was signed between Autodesk Inc.The court permitted Autodesk officials to inspect the premises of BMM to verify/ audit the use of its software. The court dismissed the interim injunction application filed by BMM and concluded that Autodesk possesses enforceable audit rights in their software license agreement and, being a reputed company, the question of interference by them does not arise. BMM sought to restrain Autodesk from interfering with the business activities of BMM.
That's my POV, I guess we'll see what comes from all of this.The license compliance endeavor by Autodesk post audit at BMM Ispat Limited (BMM), a Bangalore based company resulted in strong reaction in the form of lawsuit against Autodesk India Private Limited (Autodesk) before the Additional City Civil Judge, Bangalore. If a construction company has 10 seats and then they decide to shut down why should they not be allowed to sell their assets? Sure they can sell their CAD as part of their company but they might not want to go that route and just sell off parts to who ever. And yes before you say it one can always buy something else but for those of use that think AutoCAD is the best we have little choice. Even Apple and MS are not this bad (they have their own faults though). :wink:īeing familiar with software I can't think of another company that does this. I don't have to call GM to get permission to start the engine or to see if I can trade in for a newer model. This was not a problem with r2004 and below if you had a valid CD key. But unlike just not having a warranty with your used car comparison versions r2005 and above you must register each time you install. I like AutoDesk's products but not they way they do business. You could be right, but this is also not over by any means.
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