UGS provides information and resources to help you and your organization understand the importance of software licensing and the risks of using unlicensed software.

On this site, you will be able to report incidents of software piracy, download tools to help your organization implement an effective software management program and learn about the copyright law.

Developing software involves a team effort that includes the creative ideas and talents of programmers, writers and designers. Computer software, just like other creative works, is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

Software piracy is stealing. If you or your company are caught pirating software, you may be held liable under both civil and criminal law. If a copyright owner brings a civil action against you, the penalties for infringement in the U.S. may be up to $150,000 per each program copied. The U.S. government can also criminally prosecute you for copyright infringement and if convicted, you could be fined up to $250,000, or sentenced to jail for up to five years, or both.

UGS is a member of the Business Software Alliance ("BSA"), a global organization that educates consumers on software management and copyright protection, cyber security, trade, e-commerce and other Internet-related issues. For more information about software piracy and the BSA visit www.bsa.org. To report suspected piracy of BSA member company products directly to the BSA, call the toll-free hotline at 1-888-NO PIRACY or visit http://www.bsa.org/usa/report/.

Report suspected piracy of UGS products directly to UGS.

Download the UGS Software Piracy Prevention Guide (946K, PDF).

Contact us at piracy@ugs.com