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has anyone had any experience of buying 2nd hand software from ebay?
is it allowed to buy an original, say, photoshop disc and then register it with adobe?
if i buy an original disc, do i then own the licence?
if somethings been registered to the previous owner would i then be breaking the law, or is there a way to *transfer* the registration?
im not talking about blatant copied s/w, but seemingly legit originals.
anyone have any info on this?
thanks
ben
if i buy an original disc, do i then own the licence?
As far as I know, if you buy an 2nd hand (original) disc you own that disc but not the license - you will need to check the original licence terms that come with the software as the exact rules will vary.
The only obvious exceptions are shrink-wrapped software for which you are the first owner and the seller is just reselling the software in an unopened state.
Personally I've had mixed experience with EBay software - some were perfectly legitimate, others seemed legitimate but I didn't ask enough questions and they turned out to to be less than legitimate but *exactly* as described which left me with very little comeback with the seller...
The annoying part is that unless the purchase goes horribly wrong nobody will give out a negative "vote" - especially people trying to build up their score.
If in doubt ask any questions you need to know the answer to before you bid.
- Tony
(d) Other than with respect to a Trial Version or a Not For Resale Version of the Software, you may permanently transfer all of your rights under this EULA only as part of a sale or transfer....
It goes to say that the seller gives up everything that came with it and retains no copies.
