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Originally posted by John Dollus:
People give old DOS programs such as Animator Pro and 3d Studio away on the Discreet forum without rebuke. I would think Lightscape would fall into the same category soon. The issue with llicensing agreements is support and future revenues from the product through upgrades and new seats. With a discontinued product, these issues are moot. There is 0 financial harm to a company by the transfer of discontinued products.
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Not exactly.
Say I'm looking for a renderer for my new firm I'm opening. What would I get... probably LS for free, if it was legal. By doing that I would harm at least one company whom I didn't buy its product, which could even be discreet if I'd picked VIZ.