Firm settles probe

Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004 | 11:16 a.m.

The Business Software Alliance, a watchdog organization for software companies, has settled an unlicensed software case with Creative Management Services LLC for $190,000.

Creative Management Services is a creator of trade shows, exhibits and events, with offices in Las Vegas, the BSA said in a statement. The company did a self-audit and found it had more copies of Adobe, Autodesk and Microsoft software than it had licenses for, BSA said.

Attorneys for the BSA contacted Creative Management Services after receiving a report about the unlicensed software, and the company cooperated with BSA's investigation, David Majors, senior enforcement attorney with BSA, said. CMS also agreed to delete unlicensed copies of software and purchase replacement software.

Representatives of Creative Management Services could not be reached for immediate comment. The company changed its name to MC2 after merging with Lincoln Studios in 1999.

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