Christopher, we cannot make such a conclusion after reading just one news article.

It's important organisations running critical infrastructure  evaluate licensing models for products they use, and the risks involved. It's normal for two parties to disagree, and stop trading with each other. But trying to break apart  business models or cripple them is not in public interest.

Some measures have to be necessary and proposionate

On Mar 30, 2017 10:10 AM, "Christopher Msando via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

This is good for intellectual property protection.

 

From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+cmsando=iebc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein via kictanet
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 10:11 AM
To: Christopher Msando
Cc: Ali Hussein
Subject: [kictanet] KCB cited for software piracy - Business Daily

 

Listers

 

Interesting development. Potential precedence setting.



The High Court has stopped KCB Group from using a banking IT platform following a multi-million-shilling lawsuit where the lender is accused of software piracy.

Nagalakshmi Solutions Ltd (NLS) obtained orders stopping KCB from using its banking software after the lender continued using it despite terminating the five-year contract in November. 

Judge Fred Ochieng also ordered KCB, Kenya’s largest bank by assets, to uninstall the software that works together with its core banking application and barred the listed lender from developing a similar IT application.

Read on:-

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/KCB-cited-for-software-piracy/539550-3870220-b7e92lz/

 

Ali Hussein

Principal

Hussein & Associates

 

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