4 ms·
Isn't this just breach of contract, plain and simple? Change of ownership should have little to do with it.
by planede 4y ago
Isn't this just breach of contract, plain and simple? Change of ownership should have little to do with it.
- KMnO4 4y agoI imagine this is one of those extremely common situations where the law doesn’t matter. Even if you are entitled to some compensation, how are you going to get it? The only recourse is taking them to court which will end up costing your time, money, and sanity.
- planede 4y agoI think it could be an easyish case for small claims. Bought software at X date, used it for Y years, expected to use it for a further Z years in professional career, and now you can only use it for 2 further years, instead of Z. Get atleast a refund for the years that you won't be able to use.
- SturgeonsLaw 4y agoCost of lifetime license: $39 Time used so far: 4 years Time remaining with new license: 2 years Time lost due to license change: 20 years Damages awarded to the plaintiff: $30
- Pxtl 4y agoI mean if there are a large enough group of users with that lifetime license a class-action might be worthwhile for an enterprising law firm.
- mrguyorama 4y agoName a class action suit that harmed a business enough that the violation they committed was no longer profitable.
- stronglikedan 4y agoIn my limited experience, companies that breach contracts like this plan for a small amount of litigation in their books, and determine that not enough people will have the means or will to sue them, but the profits of breaching the contracts will be enough to cover the few that do.
- OkayPhysicist 4y agoWhich is why punitive damages should be more common. It should NEVER be financially feasible to bet against the courts and your own liability.
- art0rz 4y agoMost likely there is a clause that allows them to change the "Lifetime" subscription to anything they want.
- setr 4y agoI’m guessing that would fall under false advertising
- tyingq 4y agoThe original language seems pretty clear that it was for all future versions. https://forum.manycam.com/uploads/default/optimized/2X/0/0dacd6f9621d12165042fde13688bfaf747e3cb9_2_1380x642.jpeg https://forum.manycam.com/uploads/default/optimized/2X/0/0da...
- jahewson 4y agoThat’s not the contract. That’s the advertising.
- kazinator 4y agoThere is probably some legal way that the transferred company can wrangle itself out of such obligations. Such as, for instance, that the company is actually a wholly different corporate entity which is just using the assets and branding of the original.
- that_guy_iain 4y agoNot a lawyer, not a customer, not read the ToS. But the wording allows for many options. A lifetime license, to a specific version. With no updates. A lifetime license for upgrades.