Part III: Oracle & TikTok: What is Oracle Up to and What Does It Mean for Its Licensees?
In Part III, we delve into the possible reasons why Oracle is pursuing a teen-focused social media app with data security problems and what this might mean for the hapless Oracle software licensee.
Part II: Oracle & TikTok: What is Oracle Up to and What Does It Mean for Its Licensees?
In Part II, we attempt to set the stage with regards to Oracle’s involvement in the TikTok saga by first discussing the details surrounding Oracle’s association with the current administration.
We Teamed Up with LicenseFortress on an ITAM Podcast
This podcast couldn’t be more timely for the Oracle licensee. As the world collectively awaits the next round of rulings in the Sunrise Firefighters securities litigation and the Google vs Oracle copyright dispute (which is now before the Supreme Court), Oracle continues to pitch and pivot its strategy, making it increasingly difficult to forge a stable licensing plan.
Part I: Oracle & TikTok: What is Oracle Up to and What Does It Mean for Its Licensees?
While Oracle has made no secret of the fact that it has been currying favor with the current administration since the 2016 election, it takes some digging to understand why Oracle chose to cash in its new political capital in order to obtain quasi-control over a social media site with an overwhelmingly teenage base.
Mars v. Oracle: Not the Only Complaint Against Oracle Putting Its Auditing & Licensing Practices at Risk of Exposure
As we approach the five-year anniversary of Mars v. Oracle, it is important to point out that Mars v. Oracle is not the only important lawsuit filed against Oracle that put at risk exposing the systemic nature of the software giant’s abusive auditing and licensing tactics.
“Covid-19, Software License Audits and Patent Litigation” Published in The Patent Lawyer Magazine
We recently wrote a very timely article for the July/August issue of The Patent Lawyer Magazine titled “Covid-19, Software License Audits and Patent Litigation” where we discuss how the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic necessitates a proactive approach to possible software license audit opportunists.
Mars vs Oracle: The Grave Responsibility of the Power to Terminate
For our first post digging deeper into the public record of Mars vs Oracle, we discuss Oracle’s contractual right to unilaterally terminate software licenses.
It’s Official! Beeman & Muchmore, LLP has Partnered with LicenseFortress!!
“LicenseFortress, the only provider of a 100% guaranteed Oracle software license compliance solution, launched another industry first: The addition of specialized legal advisors to its licensing and technology teams with the goal of preventing costly license violations and legal disputes with software vendors.”
Please Join Us This Thursday, September 10, 2020, for an LES Webinar!!
We are very excited to collaborate with LicenseFortress in a webinar this Thursday, September 10, 2020, in conjunction with LES. We will provide context for the coming wave of software audits and explain how companies can best protect their assets.
The Oracle Audit: Lessons from The Only Licensee Suit
As we approach the 5-year anniversary of Mars v. Oracle, we will be sharing our contemporary and in-depth insights regarding the lingering importance of that seminal matter. In the interim, please enjoy an article that we wrote in 2017 that is still as relevant today as it was the day we wrote it.