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I've been noticing that at the very top bar of my Word it says "Microsoft
Word non-commercial use." It seems obvious enough that means that I'm not supposed to use this version of Word to make money (it is the home version).But what if I did start making money with it. At what point is Microsoft, if they knew about it, going to bring a lawsuit against me. Current I'm not making a dime and don't know that I ever will. But I am a want-a-be novelist, and if I did hit it big, while using he non-commercial version, what happens. Would they just ask me to buy the commercial version? Just wondering. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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IANAL, but until first novels start making their authors rich, I don't think
they could be considered "commercial use." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message ... I've been noticing that at the very top bar of my Word it says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use." It seems obvious enough that means that I'm not supposed to use this version of Word to make money (it is the home version).But what if I did start making money with it. At what point is Microsoft, if they knew about it, going to bring a lawsuit against me. Current I'm not making a dime and don't know that I ever will. But I am a want-a-be novelist, and if I did hit it big, while using he non-commercial version, what happens. Would they just ask me to buy the commercial version? Just wondering. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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I guess I have high hopes. I keep seeing those words "non-commercial" and it
reminds me of how much I would love to go commercial. So I am just curious about it. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... IANAL, but until first novels start making their authors rich, I don't think they could be considered "commercial use." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message ... I've been noticing that at the very top bar of my Word it says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use." It seems obvious enough that means that I'm not supposed to use this version of Word to make money (it is the home version).But what if I did start making money with it. At what point is Microsoft, if they knew about it, going to bring a lawsuit against me. Current I'm not making a dime and don't know that I ever will. But I am a want-a-be novelist, and if I did hit it big, while using he non-commercial version, what happens. Would they just ask me to buy the commercial version? Just wondering. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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Possibly by the time you start making some money, you can afford to upgrade
to Office Small Business, convert all your docs, and be safe from prosecution. g -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message ... I guess I have high hopes. I keep seeing those words "non-commercial" and it reminds me of how much I would love to go commercial. So I am just curious about it. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... IANAL, but until first novels start making their authors rich, I don't think they could be considered "commercial use." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message ... I've been noticing that at the very top bar of my Word it says "Microsoft Word non-commercial use." It seems obvious enough that means that I'm not supposed to use this version of Word to make money (it is the home version).But what if I did start making money with it. At what point is Microsoft, if they knew about it, going to bring a lawsuit against me. Current I'm not making a dime and don't know that I ever will. But I am a want-a-be novelist, and if I did hit it big, while using he non-commercial version, what happens. Would they just ask me to buy the commercial version? Just wondering. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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