Comments for SoftwareLicensingTV http://www.softwarelicensing.tv All about Software Licensing... Mon, 10 May 2010 10:37:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Could Cloud Computing spell the end of Software Piracy? by Software License Revenues Roar Back in Q1 | SoftwareLicensingTV http://www.softwarelicensing.tv/2010/03/cloud-computing-spell-software-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Software License Revenues Roar Back in Q1 | SoftwareLicensingTV Mon, 10 May 2010 10:37:02 +0000 http://www.softwarelicensing.tv/?p=175#comment-51 [...] Though vendors are making progress in many of these areas there is stall a long way to go.  But Bartels thinks that in developing economies, which will deliver much of the growth in software licensing revenues in the coming years, there may be still greater barriers to SaaS adoption, in the form of deeper concerns about security, and issues around internet connectivity and power supply which we discussed in a previous article on cloud computing. [...] [...] Though vendors are making progress in many of these areas there is stall a long way to go.  But Bartels thinks that in developing economies, which will deliver much of the growth in software licensing revenues in the coming years, there may be still greater barriers to SaaS adoption, in the form of deeper concerns about security, and issues around internet connectivity and power supply which we discussed in a previous article on cloud computing. [...]

]]> Comment on Software Piracy Costs Nintendo 50% of European Sales Revenue by Cris Wendt http://www.softwarelicensing.tv/2010/04/software-piracy-costs-nintendo-50-european-sales-revenue/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Cris Wendt Sat, 01 May 2010 04:27:37 +0000 http://www.softwarelicensing.tv/?p=288#comment-48 As organized crime begins to enter the software piracy market, it will no longer be sufficient to argue that "it's better customers use my software/games than my competitors". Furthermore, crime syndicates used to violent crimes and other physical crimes, are hardly afraid of BSA fines. It's time for the game manufacturers to strengthen their compliance philosophy and their IP protection methods. As organized crime begins to enter the software piracy market, it will no longer be sufficient to argue that “it’s better customers use my software/games than my competitors”. Furthermore, crime syndicates used to violent crimes and other physical crimes, are hardly afraid of BSA fines.

It’s time for the game manufacturers to strengthen their compliance philosophy and their IP protection methods.

]]> Comment on Vendors Must Get Closer to Their Customers to Effectively Deploy New Software Licensing Models by Cris Wendt http://www.softwarelicensing.tv/2010/03/vendors-closer-customers-effectively-deploy-software-licensing-models/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Cris Wendt Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:45:27 +0000 http://www.softwarelicensing.tv/?p=150#comment-15 I largely agree with the article. Note that subscription license models and various forms of usage-based license models (known as "remix", "token", "rental", "peak usage", etc) are already in reasonably widespread adoption. The real goals of license models are: 1) provide software the way your customer needs to buy it and use it. Remember, companies are in business to buy and use software to achieve business goals, and not just to buy cheap software. 2) Balance the flexibility of flexible usage models with the predictability of more reliable models. Some of the usage models described above are a result of creating license models to make this tradeoff. I largely agree with the article. Note that subscription license models and various forms of usage-based license models (known as “remix”, “token”, “rental”, “peak usage”, etc) are already in reasonably widespread adoption.

The real goals of license models are:

1) provide software the way your customer needs to buy it and use it. Remember, companies are in business to buy and use software to achieve business goals, and not just to buy cheap software.

2) Balance the flexibility of flexible usage models with the predictability of more reliable models. Some of the usage models described above are a result of creating license models to make this tradeoff.

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