Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!caen!uwm.edu!linac!midway!mimsy!rlgvax!ccicpg!cci632!brs From: brs@cci632.cci.com (Brian Scherer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Selling old version of software. Message-ID: <1991Jun28.223307.28600@cci632.cci.com> Date: 28 Jun 91 22:33:07 GMT References: Reply-To: brs@op632.UUCP (Brian Scherer) Organization: CCI, Communications Systems Division, Rochester, NY Lines: 20 In article potelle@MAINE.MAINE.EDU ("John A. Potelle") writes: >Can anyone comment on the legal problems (if any) of selling old >versions of PC software that is no longer is use, i.e some packages >were upgraded and the older versions are collecting dust. Examples: >WordPerfect 4.2 and 5.0, WordPerfect Executive 1.0, Harvard >Graphics 2.1 and Micrografx Graph Plus 2.1 (for Microsoft Windows 2.0) > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >John A. Potelle | /////| BITNET: POTELLE@MAINE >Computer Programmer |///// | Internet: potelle@maine.maine.edu >Office of Institutional Studies - University of Maine Yes, if you upgraded, and the upgrade did not include a COMPLETE set of everything (including all files) then you can not sell the last revision. If it did, then you can sell or transfer ownership to another party ONLY IF you transfer ALL COPIES of that version plus the manuals etc. You must destroy any copies that you have. Brian