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We have been considered leaders for years in the field of software licensing audit disputes and have published and spoken extensively regarding our insights and experiences.

And because a software licensing audit doesn’t happen in a vacuum, we will continue to do so. We track trends in software licensing, so we can help you understand what to expect. Join our mailing list in order to stay informed of our publications and presentations.

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Report Concerning NASA’s Software Deployments Reveals Agency Grounded by Fear of An Oracle Audit

January 23, 2023

When the stars foretold a possible audit by Oracle of its software deployments, NASA failed to achieve liftoff, thereby wasting millions of taxpayer dollars.

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Software Companies We Pegged as ‘Software License Trolls’ Sell for Huge Profits

November 17, 2022

We offer the latest news on the ‘software license troll’, a chilling market phenomenon we have been monitoring since our June 2020 launch.

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The Coalition for Fair Software Licensing Has Launched (and We Couldn’t Be Happier)

October 10, 2022

We are pleased to inform our friends and clients that the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing has officially gone live.

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Stealth Audits, Survey Results and Licensing in Our Current Economic Times: Beeman & Muchmore Team Up with LicenseFortress on ITAM Podcast

October 6, 2022

Beeman & Muchmore had the pleasure of once again joining Michael Corey and Dean Bolton from LicenseFortress for a podcast hosted by The ITAM Review.

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Oracle Litigation Update: Data Privacy and Oracle’s So-Called “Surveillance Machine”

September 22, 2022

That Oracle has again found itself the target of a robust class action – this time concerning data privacy – is hardly surprising.

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What Recent (and Massive) Oracle Layoffs Might Mean for the Oracle Licensee

August 22, 2022

It should go without saying that when Oracle feels a financial pinch, its licensees should expect auditing and licensing pressure.

PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT US

For years we have worked closely with Art and Joel representing licensees in vendor software audits and disputes. Time and time again, they have demonstrated their skill in providing clients with aggressive defense positioning while deftly avoiding contentious litigation.

Art and Joel were both recipients of the 2014 Marc L. Fleischaker Pro Bono Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Public Interest, for work related to the protection and preservation of early 20th Century American art.

Heard about Mars v. Oracle? Explore Oracle Audits with Experts, Attorneys. Presented by Art Beeman, Joel Muchmore, and Nathan Biggs at VMworld San Francisco Top 10 VMworld 2019 session to consider

“Art and Joel are fierce advocates with an unwavering commitment to their clients. They helped to navigate my company through a multitude of complex and seemingly intractable problems related to contractual rights and obligations. They take the time to learn not just the legal issues, but also the client’s objectives and aspirations.”

Biglaw veterans Arthur S. Beeman and Joel T. Muchmore launched a boutique devoted to counseling and litigation related to software licensing. The partners have years of experience handling high-profile litigation in this practice, leading a litigation team for Mars Inc. against software licensing giant Oracle corporation.

Virtual law firms have become popular in the 2000s, but the formation of Beeman Muchmore this week feels like something new: a virtual firm combined with a microspecialty intellectual property practice. In this case it’s resolving licensing disputes over enterprise resource planning software.

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