Transferring Ownership of Your Macromedia Software

 
Jul 30, 2005

by Judith Dinowitz

With Studio 8 announced, I've seen this question on several mailing lists: "Can I sell my license of Contribute 3 or Flashpaper 2 if I'm buying Studio, since both products are included?" That's a good question, and a request to Ed Sullivan of Macromedia revealed that it is possible to sell your license of Contribute 3 or Flashpaper 2 as long as they were bought as full licensed copies and as long as they are salable under your End User License Agreement (EULA). What does this mean?

Let's say you upgrade a product from an older version. You cannot then sell the old copy of the product, as upgrades are considered a continuation of the original license you purchased. This rule doesn't apply to Contribute 3 or Flashpaper 2, as neither product can be used to upgrade to Studio 8. (If you were talking about selling your old license of Dreamweaver after you used it to upgrade, that would be patently illegal... )

Not for Resale Licenses, licenses purchased as part of a volume discount program, and Devnet Subscription licenses cannot be resold. Educational Licenses can only be resold to other Educational Institutions. I might have missed a rule or two, so you should definitely read the Macromedia documentation that's at the bottom of this article, which will give you a more complete list of what licenses are salable.

Now suppose you've investigated your license, and discovered that you have a full, salable license of Contribute 3. You've bought or upgraded from Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks or a previous version of Studio to Studio 8 and you'd like to sell that extra copy of the product. Ah -- no problem, right? Go to Ebay, list the software, sell the software, and send it off to the new owner ... You probably think you're free and clear.

Wrong! There is a proper and an improper way to conduct the sale. To make the sale official, Macromedia has a handy "Transfer of Ownership" form. Before the box is shipped, you (the original owner) and the person (or representative of the organization) who is buying your copy of the software must both sign the form and fax it to Macromedia. Also, you've got to deactivate the license so that the new owner can activate it.

All of these details are in the links below. I hope this helps those of you who are interested in transferring ownership of a license.

Transferring Ownership (Macromedia.com)

End User Licensing Agreement FAQ

EULA Upgrade Policy Change

End User License Agreements

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