[Neptunus Rex]

From a legal point of view, each machine the pirated software is loaded onto is a seperate offense of theft and the company is liable for EACH offense if these are company machines. If more than one person know's this (and you are now one of them), then the charge of conspiracy to commit theft can be added seperately from the actual theft.

If it's seperate "customers", you can be held liable for each machine you found the software on as aiding in the piracy of the software and did not report it.

Companys that produce the software were not born yesterday. They have HUGE legal and technical departments dedicated to finding pirated software and prosecuting the users.

If your boss says "do it" guess what, you're not off the hook. Froma personal liability issue, you're on the hook. If your boss/company gets caught, he/they can say he didn't know anything about it.

If you have any offical certifications or licenses, you can loose them and your investment in time and money in obtaining them.

At the very least, LEAVE whoever you work for that wants this done. But you would still be on the perverbial hook for the machines you found the pirated software on. Report it in writing, have the letter delivered by registered mail, then quit. Keep the signature card you get back for the rest of your life.