pinchepunk
I know this has been talked about before but I would like to know why the following does not apply to VirtualDJ? Or maybe it is supposed to?
”On July 3, 2012, the European Court of Justice ruled that it is indeed permissible to resell software licenses even if the digital good has been downloaded directly from the Internet, and that the first-sale doctrine applied whenever software was originally sold to a customer for an unlimited amount of time, as such sale involves a transfer of ownership, thus prohibiting any software maker from preventing the resale of their software by any of their legitimate owners”
”On July 3, 2012, the European Court of Justice ruled that it is indeed permissible to resell software licenses even if the digital good has been downloaded directly from the Internet, and that the first-sale doctrine applied whenever software was originally sold to a customer for an unlimited amount of time, as such sale involves a transfer of ownership, thus prohibiting any software maker from preventing the resale of their software by any of their legitimate owners”
Posté Fri 21 Sep 12 @ 4:48 pm
SuperAceMan
That was related to one case in Europe and does not effect US licensing laws.
Posté Fri 21 Sep 12 @ 7:42 pm
kradcliffe
Question has been asked before, Atomix are registered in the USA, this does not apply.
Keith
Keith
Posté Fri 21 Sep 12 @ 9:08 pm
danielsr2006
You purchase VDJ pro- you download it onto two machines-you didn't do you're research now you want to sell it-New purchaser from YOU now downloads on two other machines...
Simple math if you think about it. I don't understand why people question regulations I.e. Atomix license agreements!
Simple math if you think about it. I don't understand why people question regulations I.e. Atomix license agreements!
Posté Sat 22 Sep 12 @ 2:14 am
pinchepunk
Something similar went to court in the US regarding Autodesk. I will have to do some research.
However, the solution is also simple.
The software must still be licensed to be used and you must enter a license key to authorize the software via the internet and to receive updates, no? I am assuming there is already a safety check in place so that no more than 2 copies of VDJ can be activated? (I don't know myself, never tried).
Therefore, an option could offered for an owner to "deactivate" their license on one system, transfer ownership via the website, and then the new owner downloads and activates the software on their system. And, in the same way that VDJ already checks to see if a license is already in use on two other computers, it will not allow you to activate the same license on a new computer until it is deactivated by the previous owner on his system.
Windows does something similar with their OS no (checks for previously activated serials)? iTunes does this with their accounts to download purchases to more than one computer or i-device, there is a de-authorize or deactivate option.
And, why beat a dead horse? Because there are people like me that are out $300, aren't really using the software and would like to sell it and make part of that money back but do it by legal means. Just like anything of great value that we buy in this world and no longer use. We try to sell it or give it away to someone who will use it. Believe it or not, one software I own actually has a forum setup by the developers and it is dedicated to people trying to sell their license which they no longer use.
Thanks for responding. :)
However, the solution is also simple.
The software must still be licensed to be used and you must enter a license key to authorize the software via the internet and to receive updates, no? I am assuming there is already a safety check in place so that no more than 2 copies of VDJ can be activated? (I don't know myself, never tried).
Therefore, an option could offered for an owner to "deactivate" their license on one system, transfer ownership via the website, and then the new owner downloads and activates the software on their system. And, in the same way that VDJ already checks to see if a license is already in use on two other computers, it will not allow you to activate the same license on a new computer until it is deactivated by the previous owner on his system.
Windows does something similar with their OS no (checks for previously activated serials)? iTunes does this with their accounts to download purchases to more than one computer or i-device, there is a de-authorize or deactivate option.
And, why beat a dead horse? Because there are people like me that are out $300, aren't really using the software and would like to sell it and make part of that money back but do it by legal means. Just like anything of great value that we buy in this world and no longer use. We try to sell it or give it away to someone who will use it. Believe it or not, one software I own actually has a forum setup by the developers and it is dedicated to people trying to sell their license which they no longer use.
Thanks for responding. :)
Posté Sat 22 Sep 12 @ 2:13 pm
Tear Em 'Up
With all due respect, you should have looked into re-selling it before you purchased. VirtualDJ/ATOMIX cannot be held liable for you not doing more research.
Posté Sat 22 Sep 12 @ 2:37 pm
A Man and His Music
The name of the game is, you agreed to the end user agreement. You would have a fit, if someone tried to back out of a contract for a wedding, you had agreed to.
Posté Sat 22 Sep 12 @ 5:36 pm
getafix
i know most people dont read all the user agreements, but another way of looking at it is you should have tried the vdj home free
version first before spending $300. also if automix has to allow licences to be re-sold it would most likely make it more expensive
to buy or possibly that we would have to pay an additional fee for upgrades to vdj 8 if it ever gets released
version first before spending $300. also if automix has to allow licences to be re-sold it would most likely make it more expensive
to buy or possibly that we would have to pay an additional fee for upgrades to vdj 8 if it ever gets released
Posté Sat 22 Sep 12 @ 5:59 pm
Dee P
TearEmUp wrote :
With all due respect, you should have looked into re-selling it before you purchased. VirtualDJ/ATOMIX cannot be held liable for you not doing more research.
+1
Coming from a Customer Service backround, it all comes down to this simple acronym: RTFM!
It is like Democracy is supposed to be, it's not all benefits, one also has obligations (like reading, to start with)....
Posté Sat 22 Sep 12 @ 8:10 pm