Victor DeMarines

Victor is responsible for product strategy and direction. He is a frequent speaker and author on topics including piracy, reverse engineering and the protection of intellectual property.

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Recent Posts by Victor DeMarines

Software Piracy in Russia [New Data]

According to the most recent BSA Global Software Survey in 2018, software piracy in Russia is reported to be at 62 percent with a commercial value of $1.29 billion. While the piracy rate has remained …

October 11, 2019 Victor DeMarines

Software Piracy in China [New Data]

China’s reputation for its heavy use of pirated software is well established. According to the latest Compliance Intelligence data, China topped our list of Top 20 license misuse and piracy hotspots.;…

October 4, 2019 Victor DeMarines

Software Piracy Myth #1: Software Piracy Only Occurs in China and Russia

Like no other industry, software companies have had a long and conflicted history with those who misappropriate and misuse their intellectual property. As long as there has been software, there has be…

September 30, 2019 Victor DeMarines

6 Software Piracy Myths

As long as there has been software, there has been software misuse: both pirated use (companies using pirated versions of software with cracked licenses) and overuse (legitimate customers exceeding th…

August 29, 2019 Victor DeMarines

What is Software Piracy?

What is Software Piracy? Software piracy is the use of unlicensed software where the user has never paid the software vendor a licensing fee for the application. It can be contrasted with “license ove…

August 21, 2019 Victor DeMarines

Catch Software Pirates with Honey, Not Vinegar

Consider it a compliment that a company wants to use your software product, even if it’s an unlicensed version. After all, despite the financial hit, the culprit could have chosen a competitor’s produ…

August 14, 2019 Victor DeMarines

Building C-Level Support for a Compliance Analytics Strategy

“It’s not a technology project, it’s a business project,” is often heard as stakeholders seek to build consensus and gain support for programs that require technical resources and buy-in. Yet, often t…

June 12, 2019 Victor DeMarines

GDPR Turns 1: Have Businesses Kept Up?

During May 2018, as its deadline inched closer, Google searches in the United States for information around General Data Protection Regulation (known as GDPR) topped separate searches for Kim Kardashi…

May 17, 2019 Victor DeMarines

What Is Software Compliance Analytics?

Converting Software Pirates to Paying Customers Software piracy is still a big issue. Customer overuse is still a big issue. So let’s talk about software compliance analytics and the data that helps y…

March 25, 2019 Victor DeMarines

Product-Wide Software Licensing Strategy That Drives Compliance

The chain of events set in motion by SAP’s actions against so-called “indirect access” (where 5,800 users utilized SAP’s software engine on a single license through a third party application) was fron…

March 13, 2019 Victor DeMarines

Victor DeMarines

Recent Posts by Victor DeMarines

Software Piracy in Russia [New Data]

Software Piracy in China [New Data]

Software Piracy Myth #1: Software Piracy Only Occurs in China and Russia

6 Software Piracy Myths

What is Software Piracy?

Catch Software Pirates with Honey, Not Vinegar

Building C-Level Support for a Compliance Analytics Strategy

GDPR Turns 1: Have Businesses Kept Up?

What Is Software Compliance Analytics?

Product-Wide Software Licensing Strategy That Drives Compliance

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