Non-company purchased software

[ManagerJay]

A colleague of mine and I have been advised differently be our corporate attorney's and are looking for additional input and resources.

Basically what is happening is organizations we are working for will not purchase Palm Pilots and software for individuals that claim they are necessary for the type of work they do. However, they will allow the individuals to purchase the hardware and software personally and then install the software.

The organization I work for's attorney is claiming this is perfectly legal. My colleague's attorney is claiming this is not legal since the organization did not purchase the software. Unfortunately neither has been forthcoming with any documentation concerning how they reached their decision.

Can anyone point me in the right direction concerning how this is viewed under US law?

Thanks for your help.


Jay

 

[GUJUm0deL]

Its perfectly legal to buy your own software and instal it at your work, IF your work has no problems with it...which is the case here...(And when I mean buy, I mean go into a store and purchase it legaly)
But I would try to get the work to buy them for you, or have them get it for you at a discounted price...since you will be using the palm pilots for work reasons...no reason to spend your own money to benifit your work, right??
If they succeed with this, then who knows what they might claim the employees must buy next time... I have not failed; I have merely found 100,000 different ways of not succeding...

 

[edfair]

EULAs generally state that you are licensed to install on one machine, and don't specify what the machine is or who owns it.
About the only restriction I've seen is the one about use in equipment where failure could result in death or injury, such as health care. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.

 

[Wullie]

Hi mate,

If the software pricing is different for corporate and personal customers, then it would be illegal to use the software unless a corporate version was purchased.

Even though it is a personal purchase, if the use is corporate then they must pay for it.

It would really depend on the software in question.

If the employees require this as part of their job, unless it is specified in an agreement between both parties, then I would say that it would be illegal for them not to supply it.

Hope this helps Wullie

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