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Software licence enforcement across Asia-Pacific since 2012, written for the vendors who have to decide what to do with a file they already closed. No client, matter or settlement is identified.

Licensing

"We Used the Open Source Version"

It is the most common reply to a dual-licence infringement claim in Asia-Pacific, and vendors close files over it. Read carefully, it is not a defence but an admission — and it usually leaves the company worse off than the claim it was meant to answer.

22 August 2026 · MIRAE WEB

The APAC files you wrote off are still recoverable.

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