Different Types Of Software License Agreements

2008-12-15 16:16:11

( Computers )



Software license agreements pertain to the contract between the users and the software programmers. Software license agreements differ from a simple computer owner and that from the business or companies. Special software license agreements are given to those businesses and companies.

A software agreement differs from the end-user license agreement, or commonly known as EULA. The agreement is called EULA if the agreement indicates the terms in which the computer owner could use the software. Most of the time, EULA is shown to the user before the software is installed. The limitations that the EULA could sometimes include even the liability of the licensor when the software is wrongly used and results in the damage of the computers.

Most of the time, the software is being reproduced and redistributed. This is only possible if the software has a free software license. Free software license would enable the user to use the software the way he wants to use it. The user could also reproduce the program without the fear of being caught.

Shrink-wrap license pertains to the software license agreements that is oftentimes printed in paper. The user could only read the license after he purchases the software because it is inside the boxed-package. The license similar to this except that it is shown after the user bought the software and the license is shown during the installation process is called click-wrap license.

There are many cases that involved the software license agreements. Most of the time, shrink-wrap agreements have been proven to be the most invalid type of software license agreement as the user could only read it after he buys the package that contains the software.

To avoid legal trials, read first the enclosed software license agreements as they contain the terms in which the user could use the software.


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