On another forum, a legitimate VSL user wished to to sell their eLicenser key, but VSL staff seeked out his post to warn him that this can't be done: "Without a monitored license transfer to another user, the use of this product is not legal for the new license taker." The rebuttal to this is perfect. Please give it a read:
Hey Paul,
BTW this next comment doesn't take anything away from your cool software. But personally - if I have installers which were obtained through legitimate purchase - and physical dongle hardware in my hands with legitimate license activation on them (which is the only way your software works) - ready to be used by the physical owner of the sold physical key - then I very much can sell the item. Its mine. Just as you don't have a right to walk into my home and take my key as your property - you don't own the rights to me selling the physical key. Ridiculous that you think you do as you were paid in full for the item already - I should have full rights to sell my software and physical key as it can only be used in 1 place at one time. Its either I use it - or the new user uses it, never both. Your security protections are unbreakable in your current incarnation of elicenser deployment and prevents two separate users from using your software. Your policy is just a way to $$ capitalize, bleed money a second time on a transaction that is no longer yours to be a part of.
Your policies for such legitimate salse are ridiculous, and only show to the public that you want your hands in on a second take of money for the deal. That's what you really should have put in your post. That's like mercedes or bmw collecting money on a car when its resold on the open market to a secondary buyer. Not sure why you software developers think you are entitled to such - its wrong in every way, and defies logic, common sense, and morality. Two users can't use your software at the same time, so piracy is not at issue here.
Let's face it - your software is insanely overpriced, and those who have made the investment with you in the initial purchase - have contributed failry to your software development and your company's continued existence. WE did that. If you priced this software where it should be, and include reverbs in the package - you would make sales on Mir Pro 50 fold. Instead, your in a message board trying to police one single user with a legitimate private sale. Ridiculous, and places into perspective where your priorities are misappropriated - get out there and sell the software - not scavenge off of us legal users.
I will seriously re-evaluate my current ownership of all your VSL software at this point. Part of of the backwards sales hook to use elicensers is that adjoining software can be used on any machines we entitle ourselves to plug the usb into. We bought it for that capability - its a physical item, and a key, and just like the key to my car If I sell it - its because I can, I own it, and I will. Deal with it.
As a user that is worried that my dongle breaks and has to pay 20 euros per license, or that I lose it and have no licenses anymore whatsoever, and is also burdened by the enforced undue VSL tax that one is apparently hunted down for, I can only say: amen.