On 9 Mar 2005 at 18:20, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: > David W. Fenton wrote: > > >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. > > > Sorry, I having done a specific, side by side comparison of the > licenses for my 2k and my 2k5 versions, I disagree. There difference > fall into two categories: > > 1) At every point that reads "Coda" in the 2k license, the 2k5 > license reads "MakeMusic!"; and > > 2) Where the 2k license permits the installation on one computer, > useable by a single user at a time, with permission in the license to > transfer the software to a second computer, 2k5 permits the > installation on two computers simultaneously, upon which the software > may be run on only one at one time, by a single user. > > I don't see how this is more restrictive.
Er, the authentication key is a restriction, one that didn't exist in previous versions -- if you can't get the key, you can't install Finale anywhere. > >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. > > I don't think this is true. I believe he is bound by the terms of the > 2k5 license only as far as use of 2k5. If he upgrades and uses 2k5, > while still continuing to use 2k3, any work in 2k3 is still subject to > the license included with 2k3. I have often wondered about the terms of Finale upgrades. With Microsoft upgrades, you're supposed to remove the old software from your computer (that's what an upgrade is -- a replacement for the old software), not keep both old and new around on the computer. I actually have legal copies for the four versions of Access installed on my PC, none of them upgrades to each other. "Upgrade replaces old version" seems to be the standard for the software industry, so I've always thought it odd that Finale would be licensed differently. If you've paid less than full price, seems you ought to not have full access to more than one version. -- 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
