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  1. Thanks stunned monkey. I've had a good read through the Pre action protocol doc on the link. I think they have actually complied with this in their correspondence with me, it's all been very clear. The only thing they've not done is provided any evidence other than my Mac address. I need a new laptop anyway, I might just burn this one.....no more evidence!!
  2. No, there definitely is no use of the word 'Will'. It says 'Our client is entitled to commence legal proceedings.' I haven't been advised to block and bounce emails, does that not make it seem like someone is at home? Surely then I won't know if they are beginning legal proceedings?!
  3. Hi all My situation has escalated somewhat! I've ignored them and received two letters which I have again ignored. I've now received a final email stating that I must respond by 31st Dec or they will commence legal proceedings and I will be liable to their court costs and cost of software. This has come from a new person at the solicitors, namely their compliance and enforcement officer. They have offered an out of court settlement of £6k plus vat which I simply cannot afford. It seems they're not going to go away! As I previously stated in my original thread, I do have the word 'design' in my domain name which is sort of a give away that I am directly involved in the industry. It's this that's bothering me, it seems most cases on this forum are casual users/hobby makers that have got rumbled. I don't however use their software regularly enough to justify owning it, I have to open some files occasionally to check details but these are not parts or components I have modelled. I also have to use it at the university where I teach where they own hundreds of legitimate licenses, one of which is installed on my college machine! Ironically it was on a university IP address that they caught me using the software on my personal computer. Not sure if anyone else has reached this stage yet? I'm happy to share the letter I received if it helps? It could be a bit of a miserable Xmas at this rate : (
  4. I've just spoken to Solidworks in a muffled tone and using a fake alias, I had no idea how expensive it was.....£5,645!! That's a ridiculous sum of money for a small business to stump up. On top of that it's £1,145 a year to continue to have the pleasure of using their software!
  5. Thanks for your prompt reply stunned monkey and DX. I do indeed have the same PC to collect email from my domain, which I guess is how they know my work address as well? Although it is pretty clearly stated on my website along with contact numbers so I'm not too hard to find!! It also mentions design in my domain and email address so there's no denying that it's clearly what I do. However the type of design I do is a bit basic and therefore rarely requires the power of a package like Solidworks. the more I'm typing the more I think it's going to be tricky to worm my way out of this one!!
  6. Hi New to this forum but have read a number of other threads on this subject with great interest, would be very grateful of any advice from the members and anyone who has had experiences of this especially through Solidworks. I received an email yesterday 1/8/18 from a Solicitor in Cardiff acting on behalf of Dessault systems/solidworks stating that "Our client has discovered that your company has been using SOLIDWORKS, without the necessary licenses, that is to say your usage has occurred without the consent of our client or any of its authorised resellers." They then chuck in a lovely little paragraph of Solicitor legal chat just to confuse and scare you I guess? "According to the applicable national legislation, this is an infringement of our client’s copyrights in the Software. As a result of infringement of its copyright, our client is entitled to, inter alia, the following remedies: an inquiry as to damages for infringement of copyright including an inquiry as to additional damages pursuant to s97(2) of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 and damages pursuant to the Intellectual Property (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2006 and Directive 2004/48/EC or, at our client’s option an account of profits; Publication of any Judgment obtained; and Costs. It goes on to state that I have '3 days to reply' to the above message, this seems like a very short period of time for me to gather my senses and seek advice. I do have an illegal copy of the programme installed on my laptop and have indeed been caught red handed! I do however only use it from time to time as it's not my default piece of CAD sofware, however this may change in the not so distant future so I'd prefer to keep my nose clean! As I'm no IT god I have installed the software on the same laptop that is used to register to my domain which I'm guessing is how they now have my name and work address on their correspondence. A little bit about what I do; I am a designer and the word design is clearly mentioned in my domain through which they contacted me on. I am a soletrader and the studio work makes up approx 40% of my income, the other half coming from work in a university. As I mentioned I can forsee that Solidworks is going to be become used more frequently as part of my work and am therefore considering buying the basic license, however I fear they're after a bit more than that! Any help and advice gratefully received.
  7. Hi all New to this forum but have read all the threads about these Dessault cases with great interest. I received the same email yesterday and would be grateful if someone could tell me what the outcome of their situation was given that over a year has passed since this discussion was active....are you all in prison? Or sold your homes to pay for a licence?! A little bit about my situation; I am a designer and have from time to time used Solidworks although it is not my default package hence the reason I couldn't afford to lump out the thousands they ask. I am a soletrader and only do this as part of my income, the rest of time is spent lecturing at a university. If pressured I would probably buy the basic license to get them off my back but I fear they will press for the full premium pack which is mega £££££. I certainly can't afford it at the moment. Any input would be greatly received, last night's sleep was restless to say the least.
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