software licensing

A federal jury’s conviction and a subsequent prison sentence have put a spotlight on an under‑reported corner of the software licensing ecosystem: the market for genuine Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels and the ease with which those labels — when separated from the hardware or...

A federal jury’s conviction and a subsequent 22‑month prison sentence for a Florida reseller have ripped the lid off a quiet, lucrative gray market: genuine Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels stripped from their intended hardware and transformed into bulk‑sold activation keys...

A federal jury’s conviction and a 22‑month prison sentence for a Brandon, Florida reseller has exposed a surprisingly lucrative — and legally perilous — corner of the software grey market: the trafficking of genuine Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels and the extraction of the...

A federal jury conviction that led to a 22‑month prison sentence has put a harsh spotlight on a lucrative and under‑reported corner of the software grey market: the trafficking of genuine Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels and the conversion of those labels into usable Windows...

A federal jury’s conviction and a subsequent 22‑month prison sentence for a Florida software reseller has thrown a spotlight on a long‑running and under‑reported weakness in the Windows and Office supply chain: genuine Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels, when separated from their...

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I recently bought a Microsoft license key from Digitlogs and, honestly, my experience was better than I expected. I was cautious at first because there are many unreliable sellers online, but the checkout was smooth and the license key was delivered instantly by email. I paid around €12–€15...