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Buying License as a Gift

by lucky146 · in Torque Game Engine · 11/09/2005 (12:02 pm) · 9 replies

I would like to purchase a license for someone else. It's my understanding that, basically, this is not permitted under the license agreement because it is non-transferable:

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2. LICENSE GRANT.

Licensor grants Licensee a single seat to an individual, a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Torque Game Engine (Engine)

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Therefore, my question is can I just buy something like a gift certificate whereby I can pay for the license and the person I am giving it to can sumbit their info and get licensed themselves.

Thanks.
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Torque 3D Owner Stephen Zepp
#1
11/09/2005 (12:14 pm)
Your best bet is to call GarageGames directly and process the purchase that way. Once we verify it's really just a gift, we can handle the transaction. Do realize that it won't be transferred back for any reason :)

Torque Owner lucky146
#2
11/09/2005 (12:16 pm)
Usually when I give a gift to someone I don't expect it to be transferred back. :)

Thanks, I will call.

Associate Chip Lambert
Crusader Games
#3
11/09/2005 (12:17 pm)
I don't know how legal this is but why not just create an account for them with all their information in it (except email address for right now) and then buy the license. Then give them the account information. That might work but then again I think their is a stipulation in the license about transferring accounts. May have to talk to GG about it.


Then again I could be wrong.

Torque Owner Sam Redfern
#4
11/09/2005 (12:20 pm)
Are non-transferable licences legal?

Torque Owner Chris
#5
11/09/2005 (12:29 pm)
@ Sam. Yes. Of course.

Torque Owner lucky146
#6
11/09/2005 (12:29 pm)
Quote: I don't know how legal this is but why not just create an account for them with all their information in it (except email address for right now) and then buy the license.


Because I don't know their information. Nor do i need to know it.

Torque Owner lucky146
#7
11/09/2005 (12:30 pm)
That's why a gift certificate (i.e. enter your gift certificate code for payment) would be ideal. Easy to give via MSN/e-mail. No exchange of personal info.

Torque Owner Theo Brinkman
#8
11/09/2005 (1:10 pm)
Yeah, a gift-certificate system would be wonderful here, I've stuck TSE and T2D on my X-mas list, but had to do it indirectly (ie: 'money for... $X')

Torque Owner lucky146
#9
11/09/2005 (1:14 pm)
And money always seems so impersonal...but giving this as a gift is great.