The Business Software Alliance (BSA) says that it has settled with AutoTrader.com claims of unlicensed software that were used in its organization.

According to the BSA, AutoTrader.com paid $400,000 for unlicensed copies of Adobe, Autodesk, Corel and Quest software installed on its computers. The company also agreed to delete all unlicensed copies of software from its computers, to acquire any licenses necessary and “commit to implementing stronger software asset management practices.”

The BSA said it was alerted to the unlicensed software use by a confidential report made on its website.

AutoTrader.com’s Bob Hadley stated that they had no idea the unlicensed software was in place and indicated that they may have been lost during the company’s growth from 10 employees at funding 12 years ago and more than 2000 employees now. “We believe our employees have the utmost integrity when it comes to these matters and this audit brought to light the importance of having procedures in place to make sure all software purchases and licenses can be accounted for in accordance with Business Software Alliance policies,” Hadley said.

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