Software Licenses explained
A software license provides legally binding definitions for the distribution and use of the software. End-user rights, such as installation, warranties, and liabilities, are often spelled out in the software license, including protection of the developer’s intellectual property. The Univah Film Engine is developed from scratch by the Stephanie Michaels Software Company. We are a very small company that makes multi-million dollar software for the Billion-dollar 3D animation and Hollywood Film Industry.
Most software falls under one of two categories that have distinct differences in how they are viewed under copyright law:
- Proprietary– also referred to as “closed source”
- Free and open-source software (FOSS) – referred to as “open source”
FOSS software licenses – Provides rights to the customer which include modification and reuse of the software code, providing the actual source code with the software product(s). This open-source type of licensing affords the user authority to modify the software functions and freedom to inspect the software code.
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THE UNIVAH FILM ENGINE IS A CLOSED SOURCE PERPETUAL PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE
Proprietary software licenses – Provides no such authority for code modification or reuse and normally provide software with operational code only, and no source code. A proprietary software license often includes terms that prohibit “reverse engineering” of the object code with the intention of obtaining source code by the licensee.
In both cases, the software license will most often specify limitations of liability from use of the software product, any mutual responsibilities such as support, and any warranties or disclaimer of warranty.
PERPETUAL LICENSE – BUY IT ONCE, OWN IT FOREVER. NO YEARLY RENEWALS. NO MONTHLY FEES. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. *nO backsies*
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EULA – How Does Software Licensing Work?
New users of a software will normally enter into an end-user license agreement (EULA) that constitutes a legal definition of the relationship between the licensor (provider) and licensee (user or business). The EULA is a contract that establishes the rights of the purchaser for installing and using the software.
Every EULA contains a clause that stipulates when its conditions are activated by an end user. This may be the moment the user opens the product packaging or, for example, when the user clicks on a button agreeing to accept the EULA’s terms to access it.
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