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From – Sandra Boulton Autodesk Marketing Glad to hear that there's another good guy out there! My responsibilities here at Autodesk include investigating copyright infringement cases, so I think I can answer your questions. First, unauthorized duplication of Autodesk products for simultaneous use is in direct contravention of the Autodesk license agreement. It is punishable in a federal criminal action pursuant to 17 USC, sec. 504a by a fine of up to $25,000 and imprisonment for up to one year. In addition, federal civil penalties provided in 17 USC, sec 504a allow the recovery of actual damages based upon the number of copies produced or liquidated damages ranging up to $50,000 for willful copyright infringement. We have a program here to work with companies to make sure they are running only on those machines for which they have a valid license. I would be more than happy to talk to you about a way to get your company legal. You can retain your anonymity if you'd like. Please leave me a phone number and we can discuss the situation. [Easyplex to Jamie] Sandra