[ale] Laughing myself sick!

[Irv Mullins]

On Saturday 12 October 2002 04:18 pm, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> Wouldn't they still have to have a search warrant issued by the US
> Gov't in order to do an "audit"???

I think (IANAL)

If you have purchased any proprietary software licenses, the license 
agreement gives them the right to do an audit. So the best thing to do 
is to not purchase any such software. Second best is to buy it with 
cash, and don't register. If they can't prove you have agreed to such an 
audit, you can tell them to go get a search warrant. Unless you have 
really deep pockets, they aren't going to bother.  

If they really want you that bad, be sure to have the local tv reporters 
at the front door when they arrive.  Have them talk to your poor employees 
who are going to be out of work because of the audit.  Tell a couple of 
burly warehouse guys that they won't get their paychecks until the 
auditors leave.:)

I still think a well-armed Barney Fife is the best deterrent .

Regards,
Irv


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