There was a team of coders I was with working with using unity indie. I don't want to be a part of the team anymore and won't be joining the new setup they want.
Can I sell my Unity Pro license to the lead member? Can I sell my unity Pro license at all?
How does reselling of software work in the EU?
Thanks!
Sorry; Unity Pro licenses are not transferable. This is explicitly stated in the software license agreement.
If the software was never activated then the Unity CEO has stated that they will allow refunds.
Can Unity Technologies please comment on the judgment of the European Court of Justice in case C‑128/11?
As far as I understand the judgment, it allows an acquirer of a software license (e.g. unity pro) to sell it to a second acquirer (resale) and any subsequent acquirer. This also holds true if the software (Unity Pro) was activated. This implies the software license is transferable within in the EU.
If this is true, Unity Technologies can not prohibit EU users the resale of it’s software licenses by it’s own policy, since it would conflict with EU regulations.
WARNING… BE VERY VERY CAREFUL BEFORE BUYING ANY LICENSE WITH UNITY. IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE YOU ARE S.O.L.
New to creating for iPhone, I purchased the $400 iOS license, and then realized that I already had one when I had set up my account previously (back when they were free). So I emailed support to ask for a store-credit or return or refund of the license… then I emailed again. Then I emailed sales. Then I called support. Then I called sales and left a message. Then followed up with an email and another phone message. After two months they finally told me you are SOL, you just threw your $400 down the toilet. Because the license had been ‘activated’. Even though it was ‘activated’ for only ten minutes on the same computer and software that is using my other license. So if it is ‘activated’ it certainly isn’t ‘active’… it is not being used to license any software or any computer anywhere. You can’t resell the license. You can’t return it… it is like you broke a cup in a china shop. So that is kind of crappy and inflexible… Now I am looking at getting a student commercial Unity Pro license. But if I buy that, then my iOS and Android plugins will still be associated with my old serial… so I’d have to buy those again too. Or maybe not… who knows? I’ve emailed sales and they haven’t responded about that. But I am certainly afraid to buy anything, because they don’t mind telling me that I’ve just thrown my money down a hole. For such a good, flexible piece of software, I am surprised how poor and inflexible their licensing and sales support are.