So I have to be afraid, that no matter from whom I buy a Plugin or a Theme, I no longer can use these Scripts or Themes anymore as soon as the developer was removed from OW. Right?If I buy software, I have the right to use the software at any time, without suddenly to be forced, to reactivate the License Key again. If I buy software in any other store, the License Key to the product is enclosed and I must register the product only one time on-line. Nowhere else, I will be forced to activate constantly the key again and again.
Franz ok lets take this one item at at time..
1. So I have to be afraid, that no matter from whom I buy a Plugin or a Theme, I no longer can use these Scripts or Themes anymore as soon as the developer was removed from OW. Right?
Yes you can still USE the product but you cannot change, adapt, modify, or sell the product without the license itself giving you permission or the developer giving you permission. You can USE the product all you want.
2. If I buy software, I have the right to use the software at any time, without suddenly to be forced, to reactivate the License Key again.
Yes if it is the same product by the same developer then you should not have to need another key, unless somehow the original key becomes invalid for reasons beyond anyones control such as a computer glitch of some kind. But yes you should be able to use that product by that developer forever without needing a new key.
This does not mean that if the product becomes unusable that you do not have to buy a different product from a different developer to keep the same feature on your site. The fact that one plugin stops working and is no longer supported does not entitle you to a key license for a similar product from a different developer.
3. If I buy software in any other store, the License Key to the product is enclosed and I must register the product only one time on-line. Nowhere else, I will be forced to activate constantly the key again and again.
Every software is different and is sold or downloaded under different license types and under different terms. I have had both types of licenses, the kinds where i must rekey the software annually, the kind that i only have to do the key one time, the kind that i have to pay every month, and the kind that i only pay one time.
So when you say you never have to do this in any other store, well then that just means that you have not purchased enough different kinds of software to know that all kinds of agreements exist.
Is that a better reply, franz?
Also you dont have to be afraid of anything, just understand the law, understand the license, and understand that it is not a perfect world or a perfect store, and accept that some developers are just loosers out for a quick buck. But that is not all of us, some of us (the majority in the business) are very dependable and very honest and very dedicated.