licensing a server application

[russ holmes]

We have a web application which uses OWC10 on the webserver to generate a
chart image.

This image is then returned to the client browser and displyed using the
HTML <IMG/> tag

Users do not interact with OWC10 on the browser machine at all.

What are the licensing requirements for this?

Thanks in advance

Russ

 

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

static runtime licensing is always free. licensing can't possibly apply to
an image right? however if you attempt to script to the image to cause
interactive behavior, that would violate licensing.
the key here is interactivity. non-interactive use is ALWAYS free.

i've got a comprehensive OWC licensing guide (30 page doc) that i want to
post to my website to solve the licensing riddles but i need MS to go thru
it first for accuracy, then i'll post it. now if i can just get a MSFT
person to go thru it..... somebody like Andy???

 

[russ holmes]

Thanks Alvin,

Lets say I'm showing a figure which is the number of coffees I've drunk this
year (too many).

If you click the figure it opens a popup window showing an OWC generated
image of the coffees drunk per month, for the year

As that stands I'd fine with a static runtime licensing, right?

Now,what if I have a couple of drop down boxes with a "from date" and "to
date", and a go button, under the image. The user can then select, say, the
last 2 years, click "go" and the page will refresh with a new image showing
coffees per month for the last 2 years.

Am I still ok with the static runtime licensing?

Next lets say there are links under the image to refresh the page with the
image in a different format

eg
Bar Chart | 3d chart | Line chart

When you click the link the page refreshes and a new image is generated on
the server and returned to the browser in the new format.

Does this count as interaction?

The MS documentation regarding what counts as interaction isn't very clear..

Would love a definitive guide ..Andy?!

static runtime licensing is always free. licensing can't possibly apply to
an image right? however if you attempt to script to the image to cause
interactive behavior, that would violate licensing.
the key here is interactivity. non-interactive use is ALWAYS free.

i've got a comprehensive OWC licensing guide (30 page doc) that i want to
post to my website to solve the licensing riddles but i need MS to go thru
it first for accuracy, then i'll post it. now if i can just get a MSFT
person to go thru it..... somebody like Andy???

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney [ASP.NET MVP]
Got tidbits? Get it here...
http://tinyurl.com/3he3b

We have a web application which uses OWC10 on the webserver to generate a
chart image.

This image is then returned to the client browser and displyed using the
HTML <IMG/> tag

Users do not interact with OWC10 on the browser machine at all.

What are the licensing requirements for this?

Thanks in advance

Russ

 

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

I am of the opinion that you haven't violated licensing requirements because
in each case, you have acted in a manner consistent with normal static chart
image generation. As I understand it, interactive use would be firing off a
script to interfer with the datapoints or to handle events which would cause
the chart to change it's behavior.

Disclaimer to protect myself from lawsuit: I am not a microsoft employee.
The said was my opinion based on my interpretation of the rules of
licensing. Absolute interpretation is best left to Microsoft.

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney [ASP.NET MVP]
Got tidbits? Get it here...
http://tinyurl.com/3he3b

Thanks Alvin,

Lets say I'm showing a figure which is the number of coffees I've drunk this
year (too many).

If you click the figure it opens a popup window showing an OWC generated
image of the coffees drunk per month, for the year

As that stands I'd fine with a static runtime licensing, right?

Now,what if I have a couple of drop down boxes with a "from date" and "to
date", and a go button, under the image. The user can then select, say, the
last 2 years, click "go" and the page will refresh with a new image showing
coffees per month for the last 2 years.

Am I still ok with the static runtime licensing?

Next lets say there are links under the image to refresh the page with the
image in a different format

eg
Bar Chart | 3d chart | Line chart

When you click the link the page refreshes and a new image is generated on
the server and returned to the browser in the new format.

Does this count as interaction?

The MS documentation regarding what counts as interaction isn't very clear..

Would love a definitive guide ..Andy?!

static runtime licensing is always free. licensing can't possibly apply to
an image right? however if you attempt to script to the image to cause
interactive behavior, that would violate licensing.
the key here is interactivity. non-interactive use is ALWAYS free.

i've got a comprehensive OWC licensing guide (30 page doc) that i want to
post to my website to solve the licensing riddles but i need MS to go thru
it first for accuracy, then i'll post it. now if i can just get a MSFT
person to go thru it..... somebody like Andy???

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney [ASP.NET MVP]
Got tidbits? Get it here...
http://tinyurl.com/3he3b

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