...ve which has put my mind at ease, but this Maria Vinces one keeps hounding us saying we have a fake Solidworks license. Ive not replied to her, i presume the best thing is not to reply to her. Every time she emails she asks about finding an amicable solution, everything about it sounds like shes trying to get us to pay quick money. A proper company wouldn't conduct its self this way. Its getting pretty annoying at this stage i feeling like replying & telling her where to go as we dont even use this software. She say the mediation period is running out putting more pressure on us. Please if anyone can give me advice, i w...

...lephone on 10/04/2024 and 17/04/2024 to discuss the matter in relation to the regularization of the SOLIDWORKS case against xxx our company. This is an urgent legal matter. Please contact me at your earliest convenience - +44 2921 920 296. If we do not recieve a response before 24/04/2024, we will assume that you are not willing to settle this dispute amicably. The case will then be referred back to our client with whom, ultimately, the final decision lies on the enforcement of their intellectual property rights. Yours sincerel y, Rhys...

... your forum too late and I have been engaged in correspondence with the mediation team representing SolidWorks. Key facts: I am running active LTD company Company is registered under my private home address so anybody can find my real address searching my company name I have full access to a purchased version of their software at my job I have received the CJCH email regarding allegations of unauthorised usage of their software by my company. They requested to respond in 3 days CJCH - they seem to be legit solicitors according to SRA - and more interesting info can be found searching google using phrase: c...

Hi, we had the usual emails and phone calls to my boss. He asked for evidence and it states MAC address and a domain user. Can they do anything as they have a legitimate name? we have denied using it. But they have 2 x 10 min uses with the MAC addresses of the machine.

...gistered address of my business from CJCH falsely claiming someone had been using a pirated copy of solidworks. I've gleaned from looking about that it's been an ongoing thing for a while. Not received any emails as of yet but that may be because the person who received it has a different name on their email than the name on their linkedIn. Now I would entertain it but we don't touch mechanical engineering and have never used Solidworks. Letter looks formulaic with no specifics other than publicly available names and companies house info. Not even any of those MAC addresses or IP addresses which they seem to think mea...

... metal, tables from recovered wood, tv stands from bike parts etc. For this we used a free trial of Solidworks to see how the products would look. I then decided to register a company and apply for a small government grant to work with a local university (UK) to help with the designs and see if a business like this would be actually feasible. we only had one laptop of our own that was capable of running CAD and one of the students downloaded a free version of solidworks on it which we all used - whether he knew it was a pirated copy or not we dont know (he's since moved and we have no contact) but either way it appears it was i go...

...me saying they have proof we had a fake license and have proof of it and we would have to pay for a SOLIDWORKS license, they still haven't sent me any proof I have just ignored it. Thanks...

...ng to speak to me on behalf of Maria Vince's the dispute they say between us & Dassault systems SOLIDWORKS corporation. It's starting to stress us a bit as it's always on the back of my mind when checking emails. Could anyone please give me more advice. Many thanks Keith...

... If you get a letter of claim BY POST come back here, but having a quick look through the other Solidworks/CJCH threads here we've never seen that happen. Anything other than that is just hollow threats....

...12 month rental on first instance. Wondering if that Maria blacklisted my startup from getting Solidworks unless pay them the ridiculous fine we dont deserve. Will see when apply for one next month. Will keep you updated. DinoDave ...

...(USA) and got an email yesterday to my university email claiming I've illegally downloaded and used Solidworks via a pirating software from this lawfirm called Harness ip. I have no idea how they got the email, name, and address, but they have. They listed the mac address for computer and the version that was supposedly installed on the device. I also got an email today from a 'sales mediation officer' that works at dassault (they own solidworks). The officer said I owe $23,000, or buy a license, either of which I absolutely CANNOT afford to pay, I already am in heaps of student loan debt and im living paycheck to paycheck...

...my company is getting this email By email only 19/07/2023 Re: SOLIDWORKS® and certain other software licenced by Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation (including the SOLIDWORKS® Simulation line of analysis products, SOLIDWORKS® Composer, and the SOLIDWORKS® line of product data management products in all countries) ("the Software") Dear Sir, We act for Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation of 175 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 USA ("our client"). Our client is the owner of copyrights in the Software, a copy of which is available for inspection at our client’s offices. The Software i...

...ill also take your advice and see what other CAD softwares are out there because now when I see the solidworks logo or hear people talking about it, it just instantly gives me a horrid feeling inside. Been through months of hell and sleepless nights thinking about how I was going to pay this debt of £15k and how unfair I felt the whole situation was, given I genuinely didnt know any better and was trying to do something good for the planet. I offered loads of ways to resolve which were above and beyond but she just simply wanted the money no matter what. Shame as used Solidworks in a previous job so know how to navigate it and do t...

I'm blaming myself not to do some research earlier before I made the call with the mediator. I sort of admitted it and they asked me to write them a letter / email to explain the full story. after I read the threads in this forum, I think my case is a bit different from others as I made the god damn call. Any advice please - I personally want to ignore but I am not sure if they recorded anything in the call that put me to a dead end? thank you

... been completely dormant for about a year or so, and to be honest I forgot it existed. I never used solidworks for it, but should I consider closing it so they might screw? It wouldn't cost me much to do so. The mediation officer references 'my company' in his email, but doesn't give the name of my company, so he might be referring to my school? I'm not sure. For now I blocked both Harness IP and the mediation officer's emails as suggested. Thanks again for the help guys...

...mine known person also received same letter about using cracked version of solidworks 2022, but he ignored everything as i said him from info on this forum (emails from 3ds.com and cjch), 1 year already, nothing more... they wanted 23k EUR for this usage... before he was using version 2015, there was no any problem (no any anti piracy mechanism inside) I think they enabled some hidden mechanism inside software to report non licensed usage (license server emulator), but it will not send info from first start of using, this mechanism somehow calculate hours used in program and only then send info to 3ds, because dates ...

...Hi all, We've gotten through communication from Solidworks/CJCH about usage of their software without a license. Small business, you could say that their claim is valid. They're asking 8k in damages, or 7.5k for a license. We have engaged with the mediator, and run through financing options and discussed paying for a license - as we had no idea these forums existed. We haven't admitted that we've done this at any point. We're relatively unable to afford 7.5k, but they don't seem to care. Do we ignore as everyone else suggests in this forums, even though we've engaged with them up until this...

...Yesterday I have received an email from CJCH Solicitors about illegal use of SolidWorks. I found it this morning and stupid me replied before I googled... I have replied that I have removed the software and will be waiting for contact from Dessault to discuss a licence. What I didn't tell them: I have been using the legal software in my previous job. And I have been using their login after I left, but recently the login is not working anymore. I have used this for personal projects, not for my company. I now am very worried because I replied... hope I didn't mess this up by not check...

...Hi all, I've had the standard CJCH email thing about using Solidworks without a license, however it seems quite cut and dry for us as we don't use it! Are they simply spamming all companies in the UK now? I've seen from this forum that it has been going on for years so perhaps they are just running out of people and going for anyone who uses CAD? Has anyone else had this? All the threads I read seemed to be from people that had pirated the software at some point. Further as it was I did call the company and speak to the lady noted in the email as I suspected it was a scam (we've had a ...

...protocol! Yes I’ve had a cracked copy of solid works on and off for years. CJCH (solidworks’s solicitors in Cardiff Wales) a week ago emailed me with the usual first threat letter (on a Friday afternoon giving me 3 days to reply), on the third day Vinces, some Spanish company in cahoots with cjch emailed me with their evidence, 3 mac addresses, only one of which was correct. Next day dassault systems in Coventry phoned me .and they left a message which I deleted without even listening to it (didn’t want it to wind me up). I have blocked them , and not answered them not engaged with them in any way. The issue...

since this seems to be "the place" for discussing, reporting and getting a hug after being sent a message from CJCH here comes mine! I have what I think is correctly translated to "sole trader business" ie. I have registered a company name, only employee etc. but I think this is why they targeted me. I got the first mail from CJCH at the beginning of the week, google translated (i would guess) into Swedish that I had unlawfully used the software, after throwing some laws on me and even a EU directive. I did what every sane person does when something like this happens and Googled it and that's how I ended up here, read all the recommendations to just ignore them so I did. Today I got the second mail, this time not from CJCH but from 3ds.com and they claim that the compensation will be €29,039 I mean that's way more then I get in a year of my dayjob! Or ofc. sign an subscription for the equivalent amount. Read the so called report, it lists 1 machine with 3 different mac-addresses (none that I have in my network) and a start date at 21/11/2019 brother-in-law was living with us then for about a year, maybe he did something like that I have no idea. I know, I know, just ignore them... Just afraid that since they have by small business address etc. they wont let it go that easy. Someone just give me a virtual hug ans tell me they'll go away if I ignore them PS. it feels a lot like the scare tactics that was on the rise earlier for downloading movies from the internet. Pay up or else... Not a single case went further then that in Sweden, ever... [email protected]_20220519_130139.pdf

... My business has been contacted by CJCH solicitors (by email), two days ago allegeing use of Solidworks without a license. Today we have been emailed again by a Maria Vinces of 3DS, with a techincal letter attached which included the mac address of two PC's and products with unauthorised use. Further to the email we also received a phone call from the above from a Spanish number to discuss this. I've basically told her to write to us and hung up. Thing is the two mac addresses detailed in the letter do not appear on our network. We also have a licensed copy of SW, installed and in use on...

...I received a call and email today stating that my startup is using a pirated Solidworks. and they have asked me to confirm it in 2 days as well as they have given me Mac address of the user. Can you please guide with what step should be taken ? as i am afraid that if they ask for hefty fine, i wont be able to pay it and would go bankrupt....

...moved you to the piracy forum. 100's of threads here on these scammers simply type it solidworks in our enhanced google searchbox not the search top right. Programmable Search Engine CSE.GOOGLE.COM clickme^^ bottom line - ignore stuff and all anyone can prove or do to you. dx...

...(0) 29 2009 9449 [email protected] Re: Unauthorised use of Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS software Our client: Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation (‘DS SolidWorks’) We are instructed by Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation, 175 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, United States in connection with a potential copyright infringement as a result of unauthorised use of its software known as SOLIDWORKS. We want to alert you to a possible management oversight that could lead to an embarrassing situation for “company name” We have reason to believe that your company is using a ...