licensing

If a company is using non-licensed software, who gets in trouble? the company? or the IT department? We have trouble trying to stay software compliant because of our bosses who keep pressuring us to install software that we do not have the licenses for. We’ve been able to stay compliant so far, but this is getting old…. Maybe I should have the bosses give me something in writing when they push for these installs? Any thoughts on the matter?