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Originally Posted by Thomas Something seems strange. Their is no upgrade possible for academic licenses. You have to always buy a new full version.
And even if you buy an academic licence, you can't sell it, it's strictly forbidden...
And yes, Eovia needs to revamp the EULA !  |
Well that's the thing... last year when Carrara 4 Pro came out, I called Eovia regarding the upgrade to Carrara 4 Pro, and they said that they would honor any Carrara 3 purchase (including academic) for Carrara 4 Pro free (plus shipping), which they obviously did. And this year for the Carrara 5 free amnesty period they claim to restrict free academic upgrades.
Again, Eovia claims that they have an "academic license," but such a license (unlike different educational licenses for e-on software Vue 5 Infinite, Alias Maya, Autodesk 3DS Max, Newtek Lightwave) is non-existent. According to Eovia, there is no way to indicate the difference between a commercial product and an academic product. As such the license that you agree to despite you 'academic purchase' is the commercial license.
Further in order to complicate things more - the Carrara 4 Pro that I am selling here, I am assuming is a commercial product since it was given to me on my purchase free from Eovia, without any licensing or academic restrictions in contract or agreement, or in EULA.
Bottom line? Until Eovia contacts me back with something substantial in the EULA that tells me I can't do this, otherwise I will proceed to sell this as a commercial item - as there is nothing legally wrong with doing so according to all agreements and licenses by Eovia. My loss is your gain as you can save a couple hundred of dollars.