What to do if the authorities do not want to purchase licensed software?

Question

Windows

The office uses several terminal servers, several other servers, a bunch of thin clients and a dozen workstations. All under Windows. MS Office is everywhere. Pirated copies everywhere.
The approximate amount of licensing for this entire zoo is $6k. I outlined the situation and the risks to the authorities. "We understand everything, we agree with everything, there will be no money." The problem is exacerbated by the fact that workstations and terminal servers use specific software that requires Windows and MS Access. There was an idea to place MS Access and all specific software in App-V, and transfer everything else to Linux (Ubuntu to workstations + LTSP instead of Windows terminals), but the developer does not guarantee support for such a setup and reviews about LTSP are bad everywhere.
What are the options?
Or are there options on how to secure at least oneself in case of a pative? (something like a "waiver of liability agreement" or the like, so as not to sit down for the fool of the authorities yourself?)

Answer 1

Apparently, they haven't communicated yet in the "muzzle to the floor" pose with a one-letter department =)
Is their business worth such expenses? If there are 10 user PCs and a total small profit for the business, then what's the point of spending money on licensing? (this is a position on the part of the authorities)
Get out of there. The personnel department should have your "job description" according to which, it is YOU who install the software and are responsible for licensing. Therefore, all the bumps and responsibilities are assigned to you. Do you need it with such an attitude and possible consequences?
* At my work, 99% of the software is licensed, and 1% is running on a remote virtualized server, therefore, if necessary, the machine simply turns off and that's it - there is no pirated software on physical media in the office, and if you look remotely, then there simply will not be access.

Answer 2

There can be no such solution as a "disclaimer agreement" , just as it is impossible, for example, to get a job as a seller and sell drugs by order of the authorities and remain clean before the law.

Answer 3

the solution is simple: inform law enforcement agencies or the copyright holder, of course anonymously. when they pay a fine several times higher than the cost of buying licensed software, they immediately smoke it, because now the good uncles from the OBHSS will be frequent guests.))) for such things, only the director of the enterprise - the user of this software - is responsible.