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Nova license and ownership question
Dear all. A new client has come to us with questions about transfering, making us manage their solution.
Their old provider installed and setup Nova as their administration area which seems both usefull and easy to work with.
We are altough in doubt regarding the licensing and i hope some of you guys can answer the following:
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As i understand the license is project bound. Does this mean that the license will simply follow the solution as we becomes partners - or do we need to buy a new license for the project?
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Is it possible to set the ownership og a license from one account to another. So its bound to ours or the clients email?
Thanks in advance J
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@jonasm It depends how their old provider set it up. Did the old provider buy the license on behalf of the client, for the client to use? Or is the old provider just re-using the same Nova license key for all projects they deliver?
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@martinbean Hi Martin, thanks for the reply.
I'm unaware of this but can certainly find out. I thought it was one license per. Project, and therefor not possible to "use the same" license. Can you elaborate on this part, please?
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@jonasm A Nova license is just an API key. It’s not going to stop unscrupulous people just re-using the same API key for multiple projects, like an agency wanting to keep their overheads down.
So, you need to find out if the old provider _did_buy the license specifically for the project and if so, to have them hand the Nova account details over to you or your client. Or, if it’s their license and they’re unwilling to part with it, you and your client are going to need to buy your own to use going forward.
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@martinbean Thank you for the details. This actually answered another question I had on mind, wether or not the license was tightly coupled with the software (it wouldent work without the exact license) or if we could simply buy a new one and not care about previous partnerships.
Thanks a bunch Martin
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