SQL Server Express - License Confusion

Good day everyone,
We were audited for Microsoft Installations recently and the auditing company indicated that we need to pay license fees for SQL Express installations as core components like Reporting Services have been installed with the SQL Express Instance.
Please advise if that is the case, because as far as I know SQL Server Express is free to use and free to deploy. Honestly this sounds like someone trying to make money for something that was provided free of charge to the community.
Thank you in advance for any wisdom shared.

Hello,
Have you considered calling Microsoft Licensing about this? You can call 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Pacific Time) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist. You can also visit the following site for more information
and support on licensing issues:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/mla/default.aspx
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

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      Exit code (Decimal):           -2068643839
      Exit facility code:            1203
      Exit error code:               1
      Exit message:                  SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL Server, and then rerun SQL Server Setup.
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      End time:                      2008-11-17 12:17:25
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      Log with failure:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\Detail.txt
      Exception help link:           http%3a%2f%2fgo.microsoft.com%2ffwlink%3fLinkId%3d20476%26ProdName%3dMicrosoft%2bSQL%2bServer%26EvtSrc%3dsetup.rll%26EvtID%3d50000%26ProdVer%3d10.0.1600.22%26EvtType%3d0xBE029E38%400x12C2466D
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      Machine name:                  STEVEN
      Machine processor count:       2
      OS version:                    Windows XP
      OS service pack:               Service Pack 3
      OS region:                     United States
      OS language:                   English (United States)
      OS architecture:               x86
      Process architecture:          32 Bit
      OS clustered:                  No
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      Product              Instance             Instance ID                    Feature                                  Language             Edition              Version         Clustered
    Package properties:
      Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008
      SQLProductFamilyCode:          {628F8F38-600E-493D-9946-F4178F20A8A9}
      ProductName:                   SQL2008
      Type:                          RTM
      Version:                       10
      SPLevel:                       0
      Installation location:         D:\x86\setup\
      Installation edition:          DEVELOPER
    User Input Settings:
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      ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      False
      AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Manual
      ASBACKUPDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Backup
      ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
      ASCONFIGDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Config
      ASDATADIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Data
      ASDOMAINGROUP:                 <empty>
      ASLOGDIR:                      C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Log
      ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
      ASSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      ASSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            STEVEN\Steven
      ASTEMPDIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Temp
      BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
      CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\ConfigurationFile.ini
      ENABLERANU:                    False
      ERRORREPORTING:                False
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      FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
      FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
      FTSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
      FTSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      HELP:                          False
      INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
      INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
      INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTANCEID:                    MSSQLSERVER
      INSTANCENAME:                  MSSQLSERVER
      ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      ISSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      MEDIASOURCE:                   D:\
      NPENABLED:                     0
      PID:                           *****
      QUIET:                         False
      QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
      RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
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      RSSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      SAPWD:                         *****
      SECURITYMODE:                  SQL
      SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
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      SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
      SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           STEVEN\Steven
      SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQMREPORTING:                  False
      TCPENABLED:                    0
      X86:                           False
      Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\ConfigurationFile.ini
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      Feature:                       Database Engine Services
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
      Configuration error code:      0x12C2466D
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      Feature:                       Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
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      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Business Intelligence Development Studio
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      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       SQL Server Books Online
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      Feature:                       Microsoft Sync Framework
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