I don´t know about latest developments or newly introduced intricacies
but I can report a successful transfer of a Softimage license ownership
to me.
The process involved a signed document of the previous owner, basically
transfering ownership to me, my adress, my signature and a helpful reseller
making that transfer happen with Autodesk.
If I recall correctly, the transfer process involved a fee but that was
dropped
in favour of me directly buying subscription support to "help" the
transfer process.
It´s a while back and it took a while to sort out the Autodesk database
to merge
multiple stray entries in my customer account listings but in the end,
it all worked out.
The moment the license ownership was transfered, I never had to get back
to the
original owner. I saw the document once, signed once and that was it.
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Personally, I don´t see the disturbing problem in getting a
Maya+Softimage bundle
instead of insisting on just the Softimage license. Or a 3DS
Max+Softimage bundle.
There is a good chance things change in the future and it seems wise to
brace for
that by having alternatives ready or to make sure an upgrade or
crossgrade option
is readily available?
4 grand is steep but that´s in line to the prices rising across the
board a while back.
I can still remember my first Maya rental license, a month´s usage cost
me roughly $2000 then.
That is not to say it wouldn´t be desireable to have someone look into
the general pricing scheme
of things. Of course, something like 20000-2500 dollars would feel
better to have to shell out
as an unexpected expense that may or may not bring venues.
It´s obviously not the same to keep 4 grands in the bank or burried in a
license eventually needed.
Myself, I wish I could "return" my 3DS Max snippet of my ultimate bundle
with the next upgrade
and just go with a Maya centric subscription supported box.
I never really opened 3DS Max since I went for the ultimate bundle. Just
bought it to open
a potential client market by being able to say yes to 3DS Max files...
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Cheers,
tim
Am 15.09.2015 um 23:37 schrieb Graham Bell:
I'm not sure its that simple. I looked into this EU ruling in my AD
time and l was told at the time by one of the legal guys that its is
Autodesk's belief that their license transfer policy is compatible
with the EU ruling.
I would advise checking with Autodesk and/or one of their partners on
this though, if you wanted to take things further.
On Tue, 15 Sep 2015 at 22:29, Tom Kleinenberg <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I believe in the EU second-hand trading of software licenses are
legal.
http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240214493/Second-hand-software-legal-or-illegal
Of course, finding somebody prepared to sell is possibly problematic.
On 15 September 2015 at 22:49, Tenshi . <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I was saving for a Softimage license only, i thought i could
get one from a reseller but now it's clear that we need to
spend 4k for a)software i don't want. b)software that is
already dead. This is real?
I want my machine to have at least one softimage license, not
student or something like that.
Really i don't see what is the trouble selling a dead
software, what is the cost to that if they're saying those
licenses are perpetual, so they don't need any servers to keep
checking online? .. I find this whole situation absurd, really.
If we have money, we can't buy;, and if they gave us an option
the only one is spending too much for something i will not use.
On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Patrick Neese
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
As a hobbyist with a single license...I fear the day I
create something worth while that I have to figure out how
to render with more than one machine...since I only have
one Mental Ray license for softimage. I'm trying to
learn Maya... It is unfortunate I can't have a
softimage/mental ray license (or 20) transferred to me
from someone who just isn't using the software
anymore...or...is that possible? It appears the LSA could
allow for a transfer via written approval by Autodesk
(2.1.1 of the 2014 LSA) :) It's worth a shot :)
