Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!microsoft!fluke!witters From: witters@fluke.UUCP (John Witters) Newsgroups: net.general Subject: Re: Piracy and Programming Message-ID: <832@vax1.fluke.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 11:59:09 EST Article-I.D.: vax1.832 Posted: Wed Dec 12 11:59:09 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Dec-84 00:41:19 EST References: <34@mot.UUCP> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 24 Actually, there is another solution. Rather than having individuals buy the software, the corporation buys the software and negotiates a "site license" with the seller. This gives the corporation, and the individuals that work for it, the right to make as many copies as they want, and run it on as many machines as are available. The agreement usually specifies that the software is not to be distributed outside the corporation using it. The cost is usually the cost of one copy of the software plus a license fee, which is usually quite high. The total cost, however, is a lot less than the cost of multiple copies of the software, especially if your organization has hundreds of PCs. The disadvantage of this scheme is that one must usually wait a few months for the lawyers to work out a site license agreement, and for the purchaser to haggle over the size of the site license fee. This can take a while because obviously the seller would much prefer to sell individual copies. However, the seller usually cooperates when it is made clear that NO copies of the software will be purchased without a site license. -- John Witters John Fluke Mfg. Co. Inc. P.O.B. C9090 M/S 243F Everett, Washington 98204 (206) 356-5274