


The situation was brought to light when a soldier stationed in a US Army base in Qatar sent Torrent Freak photographic proof of the Army's apparently lax licensing policy. And this certainly wouldn't be the first time the military found itself in the midst of copyright drama; just a few weeks ago, the US had to pay $50 million in a settlement for its use of pirated military logistics software. The situation in this case is, admittedly, not quite as severe, with just 18 computers at the soldier's education center running the illegal software.
