(Updated) Shane Griffith from The Foundry has posted a comment with an official word on the subject: “Nothing has changed on this policy as of recent. The same terms and conditions of our license transfer policy have been in place for several years.” Read Shane Griffith’s comment for more.
(Updated) Shane Griffith from The Foundry has provided some official information on the subject, stating that “the EULA today allows Individual Licenses to be transferred (…) We could at some point delete this from the EULA, but I think it would only apply to new versions/upgrades purchased after the [EULA] change”. More on The Foundry’s forum.
(Updated) The author of the post has clarified that he referred specifically to The Foundry’s Creation Collective, a collection that comprises Modo, Mari and HieroPlayer. Not to individual software. Other sources mention that the rumor is unsubstantiated, that the policy has always been that way and that there have been no recent changes.
According to a forum post by a user of The Foundry software, the company would no longer allow customers to resell the licenses they have purchased. Please keep in mind this should be taken as a rumor until there is official confirmation from The Foundry. More on The Foundry’s forum.
The Foundry no longer allows license resales of Creation Collective
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Regardless of whether this is rumour it not, I’m fairly sure software companies can’t prevent you from reselling a perpetual software license if you’re based within the EU. Not that many people seem to – And of course the EU isn’t everywhere..
If you own a perpetual license of MODO, you can still sell your license. However, if you have the Creative Collection, then I don’t believe you can sell your license; that’s how it’s always been.
Foundry has some of the most capable applications, mostly Nuke. But has also perhaps the most restrictive licence policies and some of the most expensive software products available, in my opinion. However all these happen in a creative world that anyone tries to lower it’s prices in order to attract the most artists possible. There is a major competition out there of excellent, mature and in many cases more efficient products (Substance Designer-Painter, BlackMagic Resolve-Fusion, Isotropix Clarisse, SideFx Houdini, Pilgway 3dCoat and even Unreal) and many indie artists prefer a more affordable and less restrictive solution. Obviously there is a financial reason for Foundry about this decision. But it should be otherwise, to be more freely available. Many artists see these movements with suspiciousness and without trust. Foundry has done some friendly decisions to the right way with Mari and Modo Indie but Foundry’s major applications, namely Nuke and Katana (a tool for set dressing, surfacing, lighting and rendering large scenes and matte paintings), are still unaccessible comparing to Clarisse and Fusion even for independent educators!
not a question of the Company, different countrys Have different laws and the laws tell the Company what to do.
Nuke is just way too expensive, and now they pretend they can prevent anyone from reselling it… Which they can’t decide cause there is a jurisprudence in that matter in the EU and the US. but maybe they have no choice but to try to sell it at the highest price possible right now cause when the totally free open source Natron mature a bit more they will not be able to sell that many licenses anymore…
Why do you even wait for Natron?
Fusion is already free.
It has been around longer than Nuke and production-proven even for feature film.
BUT… artist around world seems just wanting to use Nuke only because it is the “industry standard”.
Nothing has changed on this policy as of recent. The same terms and conditions of our license transfer policy have been in place for several years. The details of these terms can be found on our website under the FAQ section.
It would be wrong of us to publicly discuss any individuals details that may have provoked this rumor.
There is frankly no new news here.