US Army Gets Caught Allegedly Pirating $180 Million In Software

Photo Credit: U.S. Army/Sgt. Michael J. MacLeodThe U.S. Army is opting to settle a copyright infringement case for $50 million after a software developer demanded $225 million in damages over the alleged installation of software without licenses, Brian Fung of The Washington Post reports.

Back in 2004, the Army hired Apptricity to create a software application that could keep track of where its soldiers deployed. The company delivered a handful of server and device licenses for $4.5 million that year, and the service purchased more about five years later.

According to Apptricity’s complaint however, the Army installed the software on nearly 100 servers and more than 9,000 devices.

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