Policy on old software give-aways?

Hall E Woode wrote on 10/6/2006, 3:33 PM
I have recently upgraded from Vegas 5.0 to Vegas 7.0 (the Vegas+DVD package), and have a friend I would like to give Vegas 5.0 to. Is that kosher?

A long time ago, when Vegas 5.0 came out and I upgraded from 4.0, I had been told by a Sony representative that it was alright for me to give my 4.0 version to my church (my workplace) for use as long as I wasn't still using it myself at home (the one computer at a time rule).

So...all that to say, am I safe in giving 5.0 to a friend, and if so (just so I have all my bases covered), if he were interested in upgrading at the discounted price to 7.0, would he be eligible?

Just wanting to make sure everything's good to go before I do anything - I understand that with the 4.0 instance, technically, the program never switched hands, as it is still under me, just at my workplace.

Honestly looking out for any problems that I don't want to entangle myself with,

Brandon

Comments

p@mast3rs wrote on 10/6/2006, 3:36 PM
You can transfer any software you legally own from Sony to another party. However, if that party wants to upgrade to a newer version, they will have to pay full price if you have used the sold software as the basis for an upgrade.
Hall E Woode wrote on 10/6/2006, 3:44 PM
That's what I had figured. When the church upgraded to 6.0, I just had them purchase an entirely new license.

Question answered! Thanks.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 10/6/2006, 6:18 PM
you should contact sony too. they will give them a new sn to register with.