SAS awarded damages in trial against World Programming
WPL found liable for fraud and software license breachA federal jury found that World Programming Ltd. (WPL) violated its software license for SAS Learning Edition by reverse engineering portions of the product to create its World Programming System software (WPS) and using the SAS Learning Edition for production purposes. As a result, SAS has been awarded $26.4 million in damages. In addition, the jury found that WPL committed fraud and awarded SAS another $3 million in punitive damages. The jury also found WPL violated the NC Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, which mandates the