Reselling software prohibion

[Margaret McVey]

I wanted to sell my Smartcat software so I spoke to a representative at Cheetah International who told me I could not sell it at a profit. I would be legally entitled to donate the software but could not sell it. I asked her how long this policy had been in effect and she told me six years. Has anyone heard of this policy?

[Mary Ann Payonk]

Sounds like bullshit to me.

M.A.

[Margaret McVey]

Thanks for your opinion, Mary Ann. The problem is Cheetah won't support a resold product, so the new user would be out of luck as far as support goes. And this policy wasn't in effect when I bought it 20 years ago, and Cheetah was under different ownership then. This is a bummer.

[Quyen]

I don't think they can retroactively make this new policy apply to you. Every terms and conditions/contracts would be worthless, if so.

[Margaret McVey]

Quyen, they might refuse to provide service to a new owner, though. What do you think?

[Quyen]

What was the resale policy when you bought it, if any? Just my opinion, but I think it should remain the same.

[Kerry F]

How are they going to know if you "sold it" or donated it? 

[Quyen]

Excellent point, Kerry. ;)

[Margaret McVey]

I think to transfer the license to a new user you have to sign an affidavit stating you did not profit from the transaction.

[Amanda Leigh]

One good donation deserves another.

[Kyung]

Well, you would only be profiting if you made money off of it.  So let's say that you bought your software for $4000 and sold it for $3000.  I don't see a profit there.  In fact, it's a loss and you should write it off on your taxes.

Just saying.

[sherry jones]

Hi Margaret,

Have you sold the software yet?

sherry

[Margaret McVey]

Sherry, I did have someone interested, but I don't think it's a good idea to sell it because the buyer would not have support. It just seems like a lot more trouble than it's worth.