Second-hand Software
To write this post I was inspired by a recent conversation with a colleague in which he mentioned that he decided to legalize his pirated copy of Camtasia Studio and bought for this a “white” key on eBay for cheap.
Then I grinned and continued talking on the main topic, but later the idea of ​​second-hand software began to seem more and more interesting. Maybe in the world everything is provided for a long time? The following aspects, for example, seem to me to be non-trivial:
1) The idea of ​​selling keys through iBay seems to me completely normal and legal. In the end, everyone has the right to sell an unnecessary stool, jacket or book. If a person stops using the program, why not give the key to a new user?
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2) On the other hand, when buying software from Vasya Khlyupkin, I do not want a proud inscription hanging in ebout box: “registered to Vasya Khlyupkin”! An analogy with a car is appropriate here: when buying a car, we draw up documents for ourselves. If you want to save time and money, you can drive a car by proxy Vasya, as far as I know, it is practiced.
Then it turns out that the software manufacturer either has to give me a new key (in my name) or issue some document confirming that I legally use Vasya’s software.
3) If for some reason second-hand software is prohibited, does this not violate the basic rights of consumers?
PS I think there are enough people for whom the question of buying legal software is quite relevant. At the same time, prices seem biting, and I don’t want to part with hard-earned rubles. It seems to me that second hand could be an acceptable solution for them. In the end, in the "ordinary" second-hand (where they sell furniture, books, etc.) you can sometimes find the beautiful thing at a bargain price. Why the sale of software can not work on the same principle?
Then I grinned and continued talking on the main topic, but later the idea of ​​second-hand software began to seem more and more interesting. Maybe in the world everything is provided for a long time? The following aspects, for example, seem to me to be non-trivial:
1) The idea of ​​selling keys through iBay seems to me completely normal and legal. In the end, everyone has the right to sell an unnecessary stool, jacket or book. If a person stops using the program, why not give the key to a new user?
')
2) On the other hand, when buying software from Vasya Khlyupkin, I do not want a proud inscription hanging in ebout box: “registered to Vasya Khlyupkin”! An analogy with a car is appropriate here: when buying a car, we draw up documents for ourselves. If you want to save time and money, you can drive a car by proxy Vasya, as far as I know, it is practiced.
Then it turns out that the software manufacturer either has to give me a new key (in my name) or issue some document confirming that I legally use Vasya’s software.
3) If for some reason second-hand software is prohibited, does this not violate the basic rights of consumers?
PS I think there are enough people for whom the question of buying legal software is quite relevant. At the same time, prices seem biting, and I don’t want to part with hard-earned rubles. It seems to me that second hand could be an acceptable solution for them. In the end, in the "ordinary" second-hand (where they sell furniture, books, etc.) you can sometimes find the beautiful thing at a bargain price. Why the sale of software can not work on the same principle?
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/50780/
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