| Software companies may have different policies regarding the sale, resale or transfer of academic products. In general, sellers may list academic copies of software on eBay if they are an authorized educational reseller for that company. Students and faculty are also sometimes allowed to resell academic software. Check with your school or software company for more information.
Sellers who want to find out if they are allowed to resell their academic software should start by looking at the software maker's About Me page on the eBay site. Sellers can also try to contact the software maker directly.
Under copyright laws, the owner of a copy of a copyrighted work is generally entitled to resell the particular copy they own. If a seller has licensed the right to use a particular copyrighted item (as is the case with most software), they should review the license and consult with their attorney to determine whether they can resell the item.
Sellers authorized to sell academic software should make sure to say so in their listing. |