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Milan Digital Audio, developers of the Hauptwerk virtual pipe organ software, refused to provide installation files for older versions of their software to customers who purchased perpetual licenses, redefining the scope of perpetual licenses to exclude download rights after product discontinuation. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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The definition and scope of perpetual software licenses has been a subject of ongoing debate in the software industry. Generally, perpetual licenses are understood to provide indefinite usage rights to a specific version of software after a one-time payment. Industry sources indicate that while perpetual licenses typically do not include rights to future updates or new versions, they are generally expected to include continued access to the purchased version.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://licensespring.com/blog/glossary/what-is-a-perpetual-license |title=Everything You Wanted to Know about Perpetual Licenses [Guide] |website=LicenseSpring |access-date=2 Nov 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250913210946/https://licensespring.com/blog/glossary/what-is-a-perpetual-license |archive-date=13 Sep 2025}}</ref> | The definition and scope of perpetual software licenses has been a subject of ongoing debate in the software industry. Generally, perpetual licenses are understood to provide indefinite usage rights to a specific version of software after a one-time payment. Industry sources indicate that while perpetual licenses typically do not include rights to future updates or new versions, they are generally expected to include continued access to the purchased version.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://licensespring.com/blog/glossary/what-is-a-perpetual-license |title=Everything You Wanted to Know about Perpetual Licenses [Guide] |website=LicenseSpring |access-date=2 Nov 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250913210946/https://licensespring.com/blog/glossary/what-is-a-perpetual-license |archive-date=13 Sep 2025}}</ref> | ||
The practice of discontinuing downloads for previously purchased software has become a contentious issue in consumer rights discussions. Some legal discussions have suggested that denying access to installation files for perpetually licensed software may constitute breach of contract, though not criminal theft.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/78525/a-software-company-refuses-to-active-my-perpetual-ownership-software-because-the |title=A software company refuses to activate my perpetual ownership software because they no longer want to maintain the activation server |website=Law Stack Exchange |access-date=2 Nov 2025}}</ref> | The practice of discontinuing downloads for previously purchased software has become a contentious issue in consumer rights discussions. Some legal discussions have suggested that denying access to installation files for perpetually licensed software may constitute breach of contract, though not criminal theft.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/78525/a-software-company-refuses-to-active-my-perpetual-ownership-software-because-the |title=A software company refuses to activate my perpetual ownership software because they no longer want to maintain the activation server |website=Law Stack Exchange |access-date=2 Nov 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240623022206/https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/78525/a-software-company-refuses-to-active-my-perpetual-ownership-software-because-the |archive-date=23 Jun 2024}}</ref> | ||
==Consumer impact== | ==Consumer impact== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Right to repair]] | *[[Right to repair]] | ||
*[[Planned obsolescence]] | *[[Planned obsolescence]] | ||
*[[Digital rights management]] | *[[Digital rights management]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||