After testing the program for a while, both parties started negotiating the licensing of additional computers.
The Navy eventually rolled out the software onto at least 558,466 computers on its online grid.
According to Bitmanagement, they are very certain that the U.S. Government has crossed the line.
The Government also disputed that Bitmanagement impliedly authorized it to load the software on hundreds of thousands of computers.
The software company argues that this defense also makes little sense.
Therefore, Bitmanagement asks the court for a partial summary judgment.
Bitmanagement had previously claimed that it is entitled to at least $600 million in unpaid licensing fees.
Interestingly, this is not the first time that the U.S. military has been caught pirating software.
source: www.techworm.net
