Transfer Provisions in Open License

Microsoft’s Open License Agreement for U.S. customers contains the following paragraphs related to the transfer of licenses:

“How to transfer. You may transfer the licenses and Software Assurance coverage identified in the online records to a single individual or legal entity only if: (i) such transfer includes all licenses and Software Assurance coverage issued in connection with the initial purchase order and any subsequent purchase order placed under the authorization number, and the right to acquire additional licenses in the future under the authorization number; (ii) you provide to the transferee, and the transferee accepts in writing, the terms of this agreement (including, without limitation, applicable product use rights, use restrictions, limitations on liability and the transfer restrictions of this section 6); and (iii) we receive written notice of such transfer on a form that we provide within 30 days of the date of transfer. Any transfer made in violation of the requirements or restrictions in this section will be void.