Re: EULA Issues

Bob Dawson wrote:

So I use my D7 to update to D2007, then sell it to somebody else, who
also uses it to get D2007 at an upgrade price.

Since my right to transfer would be unconditional, it looks like this
would be perfectly valid under the system you propose.

Hence Nick's comment about "unconditional" being a "pretty large hole
to drive through."

If I buy a license as an upgrade, I have upgraded a single license.
That means I have no right to transfer the version on which I upgraded.
I may use any of /n/ versions covered by my license, but I may not
transfer any of those versions, unless I transfer all of them. They are
all under the same single license.

Alternately, I could buy a new license -- full product, not upgrade --
and then could transfer the product(s) covered by the prior license. I
suppose at that point, I could either transfer the older versions (all
of them) or only the one, as the new full-product license and the
original license are equivalent. A lawyer could probably argue that
wither way, depending on who paid him. ;)

--

Bill
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