Raised in the hills of East Tennessee, Mr. Hutson "cut his teeth" in the intellectual property arenas of both Nashville and Washington, DC.

Mr. Hutson started his first company, Cloverlick Associated, at the age of 19. The company was named after a mountain in West Virginia, which was very special to Mr. Hutson during his teenage years, and remains such to this day.

CA's core area of expertise was technology-based litigation research, long before search engine companies like Google ever existed. In 2000, following the tragic loss of his first wife Vikki to a car accident near Jackson, Tennessee, Mr. Hutson relocated and reorganized Cloverlick Associated, and diversified the company into three divisions of service offerings; technology auditing, software development and technology support. Upon the split, Mr. Hutson transformed CA into Cloverlick Interactive.

Cloverlick Interactive (CI), based out of Bethesda, Maryland quickly grew and took on various, high-profile projects and clientele. The successful operation thrived in the DC area for 8 years. During his time in Bethesda, Mr. Hutson met and fell in love with his current wife, Sadie.

In March of 2008, Cloverlick Interactive's quiXsupport Support Division was purchased by Geeks On Call Holdings (GOCH), a publicly traded organization based in Norfolk, Virginia. Immediately following the sale, Cloverlick Interactive was officially reformed as Sadien Intellectual Property, Inc., and relocated to their new corporate offices in Nashville, Tennessee. Sadien was named after his wife, Sadie.

Mr. Hutson holds a B.S. degree in Recording Industry Management and Mass Communications from Middle Tennessee State University, and a Juris Doctorate from the Madison University School of Law.

G.C. currently lives in Tennessee with his wife and children.

An Arkansas native, Robin J. Gordon brings over 18 years of intellectual property and entertainment litigation experience to Sadien.

In addition to his executive role within the company, Mr. Gordon is the senior partner with the Gordon Law Group, PLC. A graduate from the University Of Tennessee School Of Law in 1990, Mr. Gordon entered into the private practice of law as an associate with one of the most well-known litigation and entertainment firms in Nashville, Tennessee. Taking the opportunity to learn from the best, he represented artists such as George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Ronnie Milsap and Lee Greenwood. In the mid-nineties, Mr. Gordon left his previous association to assume the leadership role of the Gordon Law Group, PLC -- a new firm concentrating in the entertainment and litigation areas of practice. Mr. Gordon has established a unique formula for representing individual and business clients in contract negotiations, litigation matters and general business matters based on a solid foundation of legal and practical business experience.

Through his private practice, Mr. Gordon has represented a variety of publishing companies, recording labels and other related business entities in addition to having the opportunity to work with several of the music industry's most influential songwriters, musicians and artists who have collectively sold hundreds of millions of records.

In the very little free time that he enjoys, he travels and spends time seeking out new musical talent to nurture and develop.

Ms. Welty joined Sadien in March 2008. In addition to her role within the company, Ms. Welty is also in private practice and focuses on the areas of Family and Juvenile Law including divorces, modification and contempt proceedings, child custody and visitation, child support, dependency and neglect, orders of protection, father's rights, adoptions, and juvenile delinquency. Ms. Welty also spends time in juvenile court as a Guardian Ad Litem looking out for the best interests of children and serving as a defense attorney for juveniles. In her practice Rachel advocates for children and gives them a voice in a legal system. Additionally, she strives to provide her clients with quality representation from someone in whom they can trust and confide.

Originally from Ohio, Ms. Welty graduated with honors from The College of Wooster in 2003, with a B.S. degree in Political Science. She received her J.D. in 2006 from the University of Akron School of Law where she was awarded The Cali Award of Excellence in Education Law. She was admitted to practice law in Tennessee in 2007. She is a member of the National Association of Counsel for Children and attended the 2008 National Conference in Savannah, Georgia.

Before becoming an attorney, Ms. Welty was a Court Appointed Special Advocate, as well as a mentor for children in the foster care system. Currently, Ms. Welty gives back to her community by coaching YMCA youth soccer. Rachel also enjoys spending time with her husband Todd, a helicopter pilot with the U.S. Army, and dog Stella.

Mr. McPike was born and raised in Maine, educated in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, but moved to Nashville because of his love of music. He especially enjoys the sounds of classic country, outlaw, and honky tonk country. Noah's other favorite musical genres include jazz, crooner, classic rock and modern rock, and any other well-written songs. Being an entertainment attorney in Nashville has allowed Mr. McPike to extend his passion for music to his professional career by helping those songwriters, artists, managers, and independent labels pursue their musical dreams. Mr. McPike's work with Gordon Law Group also includes working in the area of intellectual property providing litigation and transactional services in copyrights, trademarks, and internet law.

Noah comes to Sadie after having gained valuable experience clerking for Loeb & Loeb of Nashville, Words and Music Copyright Administration of Nashville, and the Service Employees International Union. He was a student attorney for the Franklin Pierce Law Center Intellectual Property & Transaction Clinic during law school. In college Noah served as an intern for NBC's Meet the Press with Tim Russert in Washington DC. Noah also enjoys hunting, fishing, and is an avid Professional Bull Riding fan.

Mr. Turner was raised in a small farming community in Eastern Arkansas where he was taught the value of hard-work and honesty. Mr. Turner graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting and a Masters of Taxation degree. Following graduate school, Mr. Turner worked for the State of Arkansas auditing school districts, cities, and counties. These governmental entities provided him with vast experience dealing with auditing protocols, financial statements,income statements, balance sheets and cash flow analyses. These challenges taught him how to tackle complex issues and organize them so they are manageable. Later, Mr. Turner earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas before moving to Nashville. Mr. Turner is excited to call Nashville home and looks forward to providing professional legal services to the Middle Tennessee region. Mr. Turner has the education and experience to be a valuable asset during the difficult economic times facing everyone today.

Mr. McNulty was raised in East Tennessee as the son of a doctor and teacher. He met his wife, Mary, in his hometown of Cleveland where they recently were married. Michael developed a passion for estate planning after losing his father at a young age. He learned the invaluable importance of providing for those left behind. Following this passion, Mr. McNulty obtained his J.D. from Widener School of Law in Wilmington, DE, a school and state that have an esteemed reputation in the areas of estate planning and taxation. Mr. McNulty also has a valued sense of community. He volunteers regularly with Special Olympics and Kids on the Block. In his free time, Mr. McNulty enjoys the outdoors by playing sports or taking long hikes with his wife and dog.

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Sadien, Inc. is a consulting group that specializes in software management, software compliance, software piracy, compliancy auditing, intellectual property, Sarbanes-Oxley and various other operational protocols. Sadien is not a law firm, rather an attorney-driven organization dedicated to helping their clients better utilize software management practices and avoid compliance liability issues. Sadien has decades of combined experience in technology, software and intellectual property.

To learn more, visit us at www.Sadien.com, (or 615-869-0022)

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Proactive internal software auditing is critical to protecting your organization's exposure to liability and litigation. The financial and operational consequences of not auditing and maintaining your company's software licensing can be catastrophic. It can literally destroy your company or organization.

Relying on the "assumption" that you are compliant, will get you sued. Without conducting regular, certified internal audits, your company is likely non-compliant, and facing thousands, if not millions of dollars in liability.

The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) offers a $1,000,000 reward to disgruntled/terminated employees who report ex-employers.

Erroneous "assumptions" that organizations commonly make, are as follows:

"Spreadsheets with license keys are considered licenses." Wrong.
"Assuming that your organization is compliant because you have never knowingly pirated software." Wrong.
"Assuming that a SAM application will keep you compliant.” Wrong.
“Assuming that employees are properly filing paperwork and licenses.” Wrong.

In short, if your organization cannot effectively respond to an adversarial third-party inquiry within 48 hours; which includes precise inventories, an effective response letter, detailed software load locations, user access tables and cross-referenced licensing documents... you are probably NOT compliant.

The only way to know that you are compliant, is to conduct certified, internal audits on a regular basis.

Sadien, Inc. is a consulting group that specializes in software management, software compliance, software piracy, compliancy auditing, intellectual property, Sarbanes-Oxley and various other operational protocols. Sadien is not a law firm, rather an attorney-driven organization dedicated to helping their clients better utilize software management practices and avoid compliance liability issues. Sadien has decades of combined experience in technology, software and intellectual property.

To learn more, visit us at www.Sadien.com, (or 615-869-0022)

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Accidental piracy is the erroneous concept that not knowing about piracy in your organization is a defense when audited by the Business Software Alliance, or some other adversarial third-party.

In virtually all software piracy actions, any possibility of an “innocent infringement” defense and the notion of “accidental piracy” are completely undermined with both the posted copyright notices on the software and “key codes” required to install the software.

The financial and operational consequences of not auditing and maintaining your company's software licensing can be catastrophic. It can literally destroy your business.

Sadien, Inc. is a consulting group that specializes in software piracy. To learn more, visit us at www.Sadien.com, or call us at (615) 869-0022.

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Software license compliance is vital to the security and prosparity of your business. Software copyright, piracy and compliance are strictly governed by federal law. And that law dramatically favors the best interests of software companies, almost entirely.

The financial and operational consequences of not auditing and maintaining your company's software licensing can be catastrophic. It can literally destroy your business.

Sadien, Inc. is a consulting group that specializes in software piracy. To learn more, visit us at www.Sadien.com or call us (615) 869-0022.

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