ENISA: Licensing Risks refer to:
ENISA: Licensing Risks refer to:
Licensing risks in the context of ENISA refer to the potential issues that arise from traditional software licensing schemes when applied to cloud systems. These risks can lead to high costs or lack of compliance due to the different usage patterns and licensing conditions in cloud environments. For example, software charged on a per-instance basis can result in exponentially higher licensing costs if new instances are frequently instantiated, even if the overall usage remains the same.
R.24 Licensing Risk For example, if software is charged on a per instance basis every time a new machine is instantiated then the cloud customer’s licensing costs may increase exponentially even though they are using the same number of machine instances for the same duration.
should be D
The correct answer is Option D Reference: Licensing conditions, such as per-seat agreements, and online licensing checks may become unworkable in a cloud environment. For example, if software is charged on a per instance basis every time a new machine is instantiated then the cloud customer’s licensing costs may increase exponentially even though they are using the same number of machine instances for the same duration. In the case of PaaS and IaaS, there is the possibility for creating original work in the cloud (new applications, software etc). As with all intellectual property, if not protected by the appropriate contractual clauses (see ANNEX I – Cloud computing – Key legal issues , Intellectual Property), this original work may be at risk.
Definitely D, see R.24 in ENISA document
D: Licensing conditions, such as per-seat agreements, and online licensing checks may become unworkable in a cloud environment. For example, if software is charged on a per instance basis every time a new machine is instantiated then the cloud customer’s licensing costs may increase exponentially even though they are using the same number of machine instances for the same duration. In the case of PaaS and IaaS, there is the possibility for creating original work in the cloud (new applications, software etc). As with all intellectual property, if not protected by the appropriate contractual clauses (see ANNEX I – Cloud computing – Key legal issues , Intellectual Property), this original work may be at risk.