License transfer question

[Paul]

The Microsoft website tends to refer you to the EULA with regards to license
transfer rather than being 'absolute' in itself. It's clear that retail
licenses can be transfered to a 3rd party as long as it is removed from the
original user's machine. Presumably this true of retail upgrade licenses?

I have a fully licensed version retail version of Microsoft Office 97 SBE
which offers a valid upgrade path to Office 2003, as far as I can see, the
Office 2003 EULA (which I have downloaded) permits the transfer of a retail
license to a 3rd party, would I therefore be able to buy and transfer a
retail upgrade license as long as all conditions of the EULA are complied
with (original user removes the software upgrade, full transfer of all media,
I agree to the EULA)?

Having studied the Office 2003 EULA this seems to be the case, at least
nothing prohibits it, I feel that this clearly is the case, but licensing can
be a bit 'vague'.

 

[Paul]

I meant to add that when I did something similar with Macromedia software the
original owner was required to provide me with a signed 'transfer of license'
agreement letter which I had to forward to Macromedia for the license
transfer to be finalised. I can find nothing similar to this requirement in
the Microsoft EULA.

 

[Paul]

All sorted, I found a phone number for Microsoft UK's licensing department
and had a helpful chat with someone there (should have looked harder before
posting). Everything's legit and fine and retail upgrade licenses are
transferable too, so all sorted.