Office 2003: Used Academic Copy, Licensing Rules?

[Dan_vbguru]

Experts:

I am building an Access application for a *Commercial* customer. They want
MS Office 2003. They want me to purchase for them a copy of Office 2003.

eBay has a used academic copy of Office 2003 Professional up for auction.

Question: Am I breaking any licensing agreements if I install it for
commercial use on my customer's computer?

If it were a new software or I had purchased this new from a store, then
obviously the answer would be no. However, this is used and secondhand
software off an auction block.

Thank you!
Dan

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Dan,

The licensing provisions of a MS Office product don't really change on change of licensee It's a use license that is being
authorized, the product 'ownership' stays with MS.

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Experts:

I am building an Access application for a *Commercial* customer. They want
MS Office 2003. They want me to purchase for them a copy of Office 2003.

eBay has a used academic copy of Office 2003 Professional up for auction.

Question: Am I breaking any licensing agreements if I install it for
commercial use on my customer's computer?

If it were a new software or I had purchased this new from a store, then
obviously the answer would be no. However, this is used and secondhand
software off an auction block.

Thank you!
Dan <<
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Yes, it is against the rules. Academic is for a student doing non-commercial
work. Just because it's used doesn't mean the licensing terms no longer
apply.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Dan_vbguru]

Thank you!

Yes, it is against the rules. Academic is for a student doing non-commercial
work. Just because it's used doesn't mean the licensing terms no longer
apply.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Experts:

I am building an Access application for a *Commercial* customer. They want
MS Office 2003. They want me to purchase for them a copy of Office 2003.

eBay has a used academic copy of Office 2003 Professional up for auction.

Question: Am I breaking any licensing agreements if I install it for
commercial use on my customer's computer?

If it were a new software or I had purchased this new from a store, then
obviously the answer would be no. However, this is used and secondhand
software off an auction block.

Thank you!
Dan

 

[JoAnn Paules]

You've quite welcome.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Thank you!

Yes, it is against the rules. Academic is for a student doing
non-commercial
work. Just because it's used doesn't mean the licensing terms no longer
apply.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Experts:

I am building an Access application for a *Commercial* customer. They
want
MS Office 2003. They want me to purchase for them a copy of Office
2003.

eBay has a used academic copy of Office 2003 Professional up for
auction.

Question: Am I breaking any licensing agreements if I install it for
commercial use on my customer's computer?

If it were a new software or I had purchased this new from a store,
then
obviously the answer would be no. However, this is used and secondhand
software off an auction block.

Thank you!
Dan