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Borland license transfer question
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| Robin Hickman 2005-08-02, 9:12 am |
| I bought a copy of Delphi 7 Architect on ebay. The owner was not upgrading,
but changing to a completely different programming environment. I dind't
ever try to register it, but ended up changing my mind about the project I
was going to tackle and resold it on ebay. The buyer just contacted me and
send the registration is not transferable. I see used copies of Delphi
being sold all the time. Does Borland not allow any transfer of license? I
can understand if the seller used this copy to be eliglble for upgrade, but
this is not the case (at least that is what he told me).
Thanks,
Robin
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| Charles Appel 2005-08-02, 9:12 am |
| "Robin Hickman" <no@spam.net> wrote in message
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>I bought a copy of Delphi 7 Architect on ebay. The owner was not
>upgrading,
> but changing to a completely different programming environment. I dind't
> ever try to register it, but ended up changing my mind about the project I
> was going to tackle and resold it on ebay. The buyer just contacted me
> and
> send the registration is not transferable. I see used copies of Delphi
> being sold all the time. Does Borland not allow any transfer of license?
> I
> can understand if the seller used this copy to be eliglble for upgrade,
> but
> this is not the case (at least that is what he told me).
AFAIK, it is legal to transfer a license. The original owner must
transfer the original CDs and backup copies (if any). Further,
if the license was an upgrade, the original owner must also transfer
all the items in the upgrade chain.
However, to get a definitive answer, you should contact Borland.
--
Charles Appel
"A generation which ignores history has no past - and no future."
Robert Anson Heinlein
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| driftin_drifter@hotmail.com 2005-08-02, 9:12 am |
| Borland will NOT transfer a license for software purchased on ebay. I
went through this a few months ago. The seller said that he had never
registered the software (C++ Builder) but the online registration
would not work so I contacted Borland and was informed that they Do
NOT recognize sales on ebay and Will NOT register the software.
PS-- I contacted the ebay seller and he said "Fu*k You, I got the
money". I purchased the C++ Builder 6.0 from Borland.
Hard Lesson Learned...
On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 16:26:23 GMT, "Charles Appel"
<charlesappel@mindspring.com> wrote:
>"Robin Hickman" <no@spam.net> wrote in message
>news:11esbma9frpqc35@corp.supernews.com...
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>AFAIK, it is legal to transfer a license. The original owner must
>transfer the original CDs and backup copies (if any). Further,
>if the license was an upgrade, the original owner must also transfer
>all the items in the upgrade chain.
>
>However, to get a definitive answer, you should contact Borland.
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| Charles Appel 2005-08-02, 9:12 am |
| <driftin_drifter@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Borland will NOT transfer a license for software purchased on ebay. I
> went through this a few months ago. The seller said that he had never
> registered the software (C++ Builder) but the online registration
> would not work so I contacted Borland and was informed that they Do
> NOT recognize sales on ebay and Will NOT register the software.
>
> PS-- I contacted the ebay seller and he said "Fu*k You, I got the
> money". I purchased the C++ Builder 6.0 from Borland.
>
> Hard Lesson Learned...
Sorry to hear that.
--
Charles Appel
"A generation which ignores history has no past - and no future."
Robert Anson Heinlein
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| Robin Hickman 2005-08-02, 5:02 pm |
| Hard lesson learned here too! I should have checked into that before I
bought it. And definately before I resold it! Well, it's going to cost me a
pretty penny, but I'll refund the buyer his money and try to see if the
person I bought it from will refund it to me. If not.... well there's worse
things in life I guess than an expensive lesson. :)
Thanks for your answer,
Robin
"Charles Appel" <charlesappel@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> <driftin_drifter@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e0sse1to5gmmhru3b5f20s2l3h09kjq5o0@
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> Sorry to hear that.
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> --
> Charles Appel
> "A generation which ignores history has no past - and no future."
> Robert Anson Heinlein
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