Re: Release License API Ethics

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What do you mean by "wrong"?  And if you tell your customers you
are licensing it concurrent, and you license it concurrent, what could
possibly be "wrong" in that?

This all depends on a number of factors.

1. Are you licensing the software the same way you did when your
    customers originally bought the software?
2. If you are not licensing it the same way, does this incur a higher
    cost on your customers?  I don't think it's "right" to tell someone
    their software will cost them $1000 a year when they buy it, then
    charge them $2000 a year.
3. What do you mean by "goes back to using the software" and
    "re-issued a license"?  Goes back to using it after a day?  After
    a year?  After a month?  Reissue a license from your company?
    From the software itself?  Does the user have to re-pay for this
    license?  This part is totally unclear.
4. I feel if you sell someone a product, and tell them what their
    costs are going to be, I fell it's not "right" to start charging them
    more than originally stated.  In fact, I think you are legally required
    to maintain the cost, as long as upgrades et al are not included.

Regards,

Jim Langston

Bob Randall wrote:

> I did not get a reply to this the first time, it must have been to large of
> a message with 2 questions. This is the condensed version with just the
> ethics question.
>
> I am attempting to release a software license through a program. I normally
> use the manual method which is OK. When that person goes back to using the
> software they get re-issued a license. Is it wrong to release the license
> through a program like this, thus effectively introducing something like
> concurrent licensing?
>
> TIA,
> Bob Randall
>
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