WHAT TYPES OF SOFTWARE LICENSES ARE THERE?
• Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) These licenses cover software for stand-alone PC’s and notebooks and MUST stay bundled with the computer system and NOT distributed as a separate (or stand-alone) product. This software will be identified or labelled “For Distribution Only With New Computer Hardware.” • Not for Resale (NFR) Software License. These very specific and restricted licenses are made available by Software Vendors directly to the distribution channel software and are typically marked NFR with explicit conditions that it is NOT FOR RESALE. The NFR software is distributed as a promotional or sample product not licensed for normal commercial distribution. • Volume or Site licensing. Volume or site licensing enables organizations to acquire a license with specific rights to copy and use some software with agreements tailored to the number of products needed at the particular organization. In some instances these agreements are known as concurrent licenses for software and ar
