On 8 Mar 2005 at 21:58, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: > The flaw here, is that the phrases "Commercial software is sold" and > "legal purchaser" implies that the user of a particular piece of > commerical software has ownership rights in the software. While it > might be true for some programs, the fact is that with respect to > Finale, these is not true statements. A user of Finale acquires a > non-exclusive, limited license to use the software entity under the > terms of the license. The fact is that the current authentication > scheme used in FIN 2k4 and 2k5 is not a restriction the user's rights > a purchaser, but enforcement of limitations on use that are part and > parcel of the license to which the user has agreed.
Compared to previous licenses under which Finale was purchased, the current one is more restrictive. And that's the basis of Dennis's refusal to buy it, since once he's used it, he's bound by the terms, which could mean eventual loss of his entire investment in Finale data. It all seems completely rational to me. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
