Use pirated is billing US troops, out of 50 million bribe-pirated software, United States military-IT information Use pirated is billing US troops, out of 50 million bribe

United States Government has maintained a strong anti-piracy positions, recently United States anti-piracy social groups also invited President Barack Obama to attend their events. But at this point, the United States military was exposed over the years has been the use of pirated software, and a lot of embarrassment for the entire activity.

Since 2004, United States used Apptricity software to the army military work such as logistics and transportation management. Two very pleasant at first, Apptricity will own product valued by the military as one of the many honours marketing communications. Said us global military base is used by transit of goods Apptricity's integrated shipping software, including in the Middle East and Afghanistan and other areas. Also use the software in the Haiti earthquake emergency supplies provisioning.

But then, Apptricity found that their software had been abused by the military. US forces had just ordered a server software is the software used on 93 servers around the world. Number more than 9,000 of Terminal software. In accordance with the two sides originally agreed price per set, server-side software for $ 1.35 million per set, Terminal software for $ 5,000, Apptricity finally feel that advertising does not measure up to the loss of the army, United States Army to court, claims US $ 244 million.

Recently, both sides finally settled the dispute, by the army to pay 50 million dollars in damages. Despite the Court had little time, co-operation does not appear to have affected the two sides have expressed their will to continue their cooperation.

But analysts said this should not be used by the US military only pirated software. Now claims the door has been opened, however, it feared that the troops will receive similar lawsuits.

美军使用盗版被查水表，拿出5000万封口费 - 盗版软件,美国军方 - IT资讯
美军使用盗版被查水表，拿出5000万封口费

美国政府一直保持着坚定的反盗版立场，日前美国一些反盗版社会团体还邀请奥巴马总统出席他们的活动。不过就在此时，美国军方却被爆出多年来一直使用盗版软件，给整个活动带来了不少尴尬。

自2004年起，美国军方就开始使用Apptricity公司的软件对军队的后勤与转运等工作进行管理。起初两家的合作非常愉快，Apptricity也将自己的产品被军方看重作为一项荣誉进行了不少营销宣传。称：美军全球军事基地的物资转运都使用了Apptricity的综合运输软件，包括在中东和阿富汗等地区。在海地大地震中也使用了该软件进行紧急物资调配。

不过后来，Apptricity发现他们的软件被军方滥用了。原本只订购了一套服务器软件的美军居然将这套软件用在了全球各地93个服务器上。终端软件数量更是超过了9000个。按照双方最初商定的价格，每套服务端软件售价135万美元，每套终端软件售价5000美元，Apptricity终于觉得军队的广告效应抵不上这个损失，于是将美国军方告上法庭，索赔2.44亿美元。

最近，双方终于就此项纠纷达成了和解，由军队支付5000万美元的赔偿金。尽管双方对簿公堂闹得不大愉快，可双方的合作似乎并未因此受到影响，均表示以后将继续合作关系。

不过有分析人士称，这应该不是美军使用的唯一盗版软件。现在索赔的大门已经被打开，恐怕军队一方今后会接连不断接到类似的官司。