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Dear Members,

As you all know that we had a very good interactive seminar on Intellectual Properties Rights by Dr. Dewan. The major concern of all was how to fight the menace of piracy. In response Dr. Dewan has sent his suggestions which are as below:

Suggested measures that can be taken to promote Anti Piracy drive from your organisation:

1.      In the Employment Agreement between the firm/ company and the sales person there can be a clause by way of which:

a.       The Sales Person undertakes to not provide any Software to the customer which he is not authorized by the company to give and in the event that he does it he who shall bear the liability for any action which might arise due to such an act.  

b.      The sales person will indemnify the company against any loss/ damage which the company may incur as a direct or indirect result of any act done in contravention of this agreement by the Sales Person.

2.       If the agreement has already been entered into these clauses can be added as an amendment to the agreement.

3.      An undertaking in writing stating these clauses.

4.      The bill given to the customer and where he signs may state that “I accept safe delivery of the computer and accept the terms and conditions contained herein” at the back of the bill you may write the terms and conditions which may state

a.       the computer has been delivered safely to me

b.      the computer is in good working order

c.       the computer does not contain any unlicensed or pirated software

d.      I state that the Company has not installed on this computer delivered any pirated or unlicensed software.

e.       The only software contained in this computed is ______ and no other.

f.       I have accepted the abovementioned conditions and taken delivery only after verifying the above. I will not hold the company liable for any pirated software found on this computer after its delivery to me and I shall indemnify the company if it suffers any loss / damage due to any infringement action being initiated as a result of any pirated/ infringing material being found on this computer.

5.      The Office may have an anti piracy policy framed and put in a conspicuous place in the office.

Thanking You,

Alok Garodia

President-COMPASS