Illegal use of autocad

I work for a company that employes alot of outworkers. These people
all say they have their own autocad software. Is there any way of
checking the drawings these people produce so that we can tell if the
drawings are done using legit copies of autocad? My boss is stressing
that if we are in possession of drawings drawn on dodgy copies of cad
then we could be introuble!

 

only if you KNOW they are done that way. put a clause in your contracts that
states all work must be completed on a registered copy & that it is the
drafters responsibility to keep their registrations up to date ect..

 

You won't know, unless they tell you, or they are using an educational
version which will be overstamped when you print it.

 

i wonder how you know THAT,

 

If there is ever a question, just send your thoughts to autodesk. They
are pretty good about chasing down violators.

 

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Like the new Anti Terror legislation wants to put on the British statutes, if
you don't like someone just give AutoDesk the NOD and they will do the rest.


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I agree with "longshot" -
Just put a clause in the contract. This, added to the fact that you are giving
someone some real work will encourage some of them to set the situation
straight. This is the most positive way to handle it. It shows that the
company is managing the situation seriously, without being over-zealous about
it.

Offering work with the caveat that you will launch preemptive criminal
investigations against anyone who applies is perhaps not a productive
approach.

The model proposed by Autodesk - use the student verdsion while a student,
then pay up - is not the only way to migrate to being a full, legit user. Many
people have used "borrowed" copies until they had a serious job opportunity,
then decided to get more serious.

G Faris

 

I know that because this has happened a few times in KY. A couple
times to CAD drafters and once that I know of to a company.

There's not a good reason to steal acad for personal use anyway, there
are other software options available for those that can't afford to
buy acad.

 

Exactly what I was going to say!

That way your company will be protected.


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