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Article #11401Re: Selling old version of software.
From: Bill Endter RCU/DEC
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 20:37
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 20:37
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In article <POTELLE.910624122738@maine.maine.EDU>, potelle@MAINE.MAINE.EDU ("John A. Potelle") writes:
|> Can anyone comment on the legal problems (if any) of selling old
|> versions of PC software that is no longer is use, i.e some packages
|> were upgraded and the older versions are collecting dust. Examples:
|> WordPerfect 4.2 and 5.0, WordPerfect Executive 1.0, Harvard
|> Graphics 2.1 and Micrografx Graph Plus 2.1 (for Microsoft Windows 2.0)
|>
It depends on how the product is licensed. Some companies allow it, but others don't. The best way is to check with company who makes the software.
As I recall, Borland is one of the ones who will let you do this (it seems they want everyone to have their software), and Microsoft is one of the ones who doesn't. I think one of the reasons Borland allows it, is because they hope the person who gets the old software will want to upgrade to the latest version.
Bill
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!spool.mu.edu!agate!riacs!pioneer.arc.nasa.gov!endter From: endter@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Bill Endter RCU/DEC) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Selling old version of software. Message-ID: <1991Jun25.203743.27619@riacs.edu> Date: 25 Jun 91 20:37:43 GMT Article-I.D.: riacs.1991Jun25.203743.27619 References: <POTELLE.910624122738@maine.maine.EDU> Sender: news@riacs.edu Reply-To: endter@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Bill Endter RCU/DEC) Organization: RIACS, NASA Ames Research Center Lines: 12