ZDNet: „Pre-Owned Software: Many Chances In Spite Of Legal Disputes“

Granted, it is not always easy to keep track of the paragraph-fight of the traders of used software and the software producers. But ZDNet clarifies: The trade with used software offers legal ways to sell and buy pre-owned licences.

So, Boris Vöge, executive of preo Software AG, is cool with the judgements against market competitors: „Our business model is not threatened by any of the verdicts.“ Actually, some manufacturers are even interested is the remarketing of their products, because like that, they can expand their market share and gain money with updates, reports ZDNet. One thing is important for all software producers: Transparency. Here, producers and users go along with each other – for customers, it is important to know where the licences come from, especially when it comes to questions of software distribution and cross-language-rights.

 

Click on the following link to read the whole article (in German): ZDNet

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