Incidentally, I have in my possession a Microsoft mouse which is also allegedly not to be resold except with other hardware. I have never come across a more blatant and unreasonable restraint of trade. Therefore, limiting the sale-on of the Windows software with the hard disk it came on is clearly to me an attempt by Microsoft to exercise the "distribution right" of that copy of the software after that right has been exhausted, and is unenforceable.
I can argue this on and on. Clearly, if when you buy a machine with an OEM copy of Windows on CD as in the good old days there is no argument, and the copy on CD can be given away or sold on provided you don't keep on using it as you are no longer an authorised user.
However, you are fully entitled to take a backup again under the directive. Which leads to the logical corollary remember "purposive"?
If you choose to restore that backup onto another hard disk, then that restored version of the software must be "the copy". Or what if your copy of Windows is on a RAID setup, in which case there will be more than one copy of the software? The point is, in order to establish the correct scope of the directive, you must read "copy" in the correct context. Was the purpose of the directive to allow more than one person to benefit from a copy of Windows at a time?
No it wasn't. Was is to allow a user to legitimately sell on a copy of Windows once he had finished with it: upgraded to Linux, say? Yes it was. I've got to do the boring lawyer thing and say the foregoing is not advice: it's my own personal view, so if you publish this and people get hammered by Microsoft by trying to exercise the rights granted to them under E.
But I'm always in the market for legitimate second-hand copies of software. After all, unlike a Mondeo with , miles on the clock, a second-hand copy of Microsoft Windows NT4. By the way, I'm getting concerned calls from clients in the business of developing remote control software which suggests that it is an infringement of the Windows XP licence to use remote control server side software in the "not X-windows" sense on an XP Professional installation where you don't have XP Professional on the client side.
Unless, of course, you are using NetMeeting as your remote control software. This throws open more issues than I can cover in a lunch break, but I don't like it one bit It goes as follows:. The language surrounding operating systems that come already loaded on donated machines has been clarified to better reflect best practices:. If you feel it is in the best interest of your school to accept the donated PCs, make sure you know the licensing guidelines.
For instance, if the hardware donation is an original equipment manufacturer OEM machine, the pre-installed operating system license is only valid when used on the original machine for which it was first installed, so it's beneficial to leave it intact.
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I have the same question 0. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. DaveM Independent Advisor. How satisfied are you with this reply? Unfortunately, regardless of the licensing terms, persons still abuse the program , either giveaway product keys or resell it on auction sites. Similarly Can licensed software resell? Resale License. A software resale license usually authorizes the resale licensee to sell software copies to buyers who receive an end user license agreement EULA to use the software.
These EULA purchasers cannot in turn legally sell copies of the application to others. They are plainly illegal sales of Microsoft Office that might work but Microsoft can cancel the licence at any time.
Two of them are on Amazon or Ebay, sites that customers should be able to trust and are supposed to prevent these bogus listings. It would be legal to resell a retail Windows 10 license , provided you wipe it from the machine where it is installed, but it would not be legal to resell an OEM license, which is one associated with an installation that was preinstalled by the factory, without transferring the original hardware with it.
The role of the reseller in an Enterprise Agreement, sometimes referred to as the Enterprise Software Advisor, is to facilitate the preparation of the agreements, submit true-up orders to Microsoft on your behalf, manage the contract, and to service your account.
Microsoft Office helps your team stay effective and engaged as they work from anywhere. Experience a modern work environment. The license is a legally-binding agreement that determines how you may use that product.
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