Exam CCSK topic 1 question 116 discussion

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.

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.

Definitely D, see R.24 in ENISA document

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.

should be D