Was ist ein Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher?

Das Programm des Softwareriesen gibt es je nach Region in zwei unterschiedlichen Schreibweisen. Sowohl Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher als auch Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher. Offizielle Abkürzung für das Programm ist MAR. Es ist nur großen und professionellen Aufbereitern zugänglich. Diese müssen eine erhebliche Menge von mehreren Zehntausend Systemen wieder aufbereiten und mit neu lizenziertem und vorinstalliertem Microsoft Original Windows 10 an private, kommunale und kommerzielle Kunden sowie gemeinnützige Organisationen liefern. Die Kriterien zur Aufnahme als ein MAR sind sehr hoch. Daher ist die Mitgliedschaft in diesem Programm wie eine hohe Auszeichnung von Microsoft. Autorisierte Refurbisher arbeiten nach strengen Auflagen, um deren Kunden und Anwender rechtlich abzusichern.

Was ist das Microsoft Registered Refurbisher Programm?

Das Microsoft Registered Refurbisher Programm richtete sich an kleine und mittelständische Refurbisher auf der ganzen Welt, die wiederaufbereitete PCs, die mit echter Microsoft Software vorinstalliert sind, an qualifizierte Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen, akademische Benutzer und speziell zugelassene Empfänger lieferten. Das Programm stellte sowohl Windows und Office für überholte Geräte zur Verfügung für einen geringen Preis. Dieses Programm wurde Ende September 2020 ersatzlos für die über 3.000 Partner eingestellt.

Ist der Verkauf einzelner Microsoft Echtheitszertifikate (COAs) illegal?

Werden Ihnen nur einzelne Microsoft Echtheitszertifikate (sog. Certificates of Authenticity, kurz COAs) angeboten und geliefert, ist das markenrechtlich unzulässig, und zwar unabhängig davon, ob die COAs echt sind oder gefälscht. Denn Microsoft COAs sind sog. „Kennzeichnungsmittel“. Sie dürfen ohne Zustimmung von Microsoft grundsätzlich nicht einzeln verkauft werden.

Ist der Verkauf von Microsoft COAs mit anderen Computern illegal?

Microsoft COAs dürfen nur mit Erlaubnis von Microsoft zur Kennzeichnung von Produkten, insbesondere PCs oder DVDs verwendet werden. Im Folgenden finden Sie Beispiele für die legale Kennzeichnung von Produkten wie PCs mit COAs: OEM-Partnern von Microsoft (wie z.B. Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard oder DELL) ist es erlaubt, OEM-COAs an den von ihnen produzierten PCs anzubringen. Kleinere PC-Hersteller („System Builder“) können sog. System Builder-Versionen erwerben und die zugehörigen System-Builder-COAs an ihre PCs anbringen.Vertraglich mit Microsoft verbundenen Unternehmen, die gebrauchte PCs wiederaufbereiten (Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher, kurz MAR), ist es erlaubt, MAR-COAs an den von ihnen wiederaufbereiteten PCs anzubringen. Die verschiedenen Arten von COAs dürfen aber nicht zweckentfremdet und zur Kennzeichnung anderer Produkte verwendet werden.

Ist der Verkauf von gebrauchter Software unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen zulässig?

Es ist rechtlich zulässig, „gebrauchte“ Microsoft Software zu verkaufen und zu nutzen, wenn die folgenden Voraussetzungen erfüllt sind, für die Ihr Verkäufer und Sie im Streitfalle die volle Beweislast tragen. Sofern die o.g. Voraussetzungen erfüllt sind, ist der Nacherwerber berechtigt, das Computerprogramm im Rahmen der „bestimmungsgemäßen Benutzung“ im Sinne von § 69d Abs. 1 UrhG zu nutzen. Was die „bestimmungsgemäße Benutzung“ des weiterveräußerten Computerprogramms ist, ergibt sich aus dem ursprünglichen Lizenzvertrag zwischen dem Rechtsinhaber und dem Ersterwerber. Nach der Rechtsprechung des Bundesgerichtshofs (Urteil vom 11.12.2014, Az. I ZR 8/13) gehört es zu den Sorgfaltspflichten des Weiterveräußerers eines „gebrauchten“ Computerprogramms, den Nacherwerber in geeigneter Weise über die Rechte zur „bestimmungsgemäßen Benutzung“ zu informieren und ihm z.B. den ursprünglichen Lizenzvertrag zu übergeben.

Dürfen beliebige Privatleute eine Windows-Lizenz vom Typ 'MAR Refurbished' bei Amazon kaufen, oder dürfen das nur Profis, die mit Gebrauchtcomputern handeln?

Vertraglich mit Microsoft verbundenen Unternehmen, die gebrauchte PCs wiederaufbereiten (Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher, kurz MAR), ist es erlaubt, MAR-COAs an den von ihnen wiederaufbereiteten PCs anzubringen. Die verschiedenen Arten von COAs dürfen aber nicht zweckentfremdet und zur Kennzeichnung anderer Produkte verwendet werden. Der Verkauf und Handel einzelner Lizenzprodukte (Windows Lizenz) ist nicht erlaubt.

MICROSOFT REFURBISHER PROGRAM

MICROSOFT AUTHORIZED REFURBISHER

The worldwide Microsoft Refurbisher program for computer refurbishers to offer refurbished, refurbished laptops and computers with original Microsoft Windows pre-installed.

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What is a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher?

The software giant's Microsoft Certified Refurbisher Program is available in two different spellings, depending on the region. Both Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher and Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher. The official abbreviation for the program is MAR. It is only available to large and professional refurbishers. These have to reprocess a significant amount of several tens of thousands of systems and with newly licensed and pre-installed Microsoft Genuine Windows 10 deliver to private, municipal and commercial customers as well as non-profit organizations. The criteria for admission as a MAR are very high. Hence the Membership in this program is a special award from Microsoft. Authorized refurbishers work according to strict requirements in order to legally protect their customers and users.

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In addition, every accredited Microsoft partner submits not to continue to use the old licenses. These are reported to Micrsofort and canceled.

Microsoft Registered Refurbisher Program

The Microsoft Registered Refurbisher Program was aimed at small and medium-sized refurbishers around the world who were supplying refurbished PCs pre-installed with genuine Microsoft software to qualified charities, academic users and specially approved recipients. The program made both Windows and Office available for refurbished devices for a low price. This The program was discontinued at the end of September 2020 without replacement for the more than 3.000 Microsoft Registered Partners.

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Absolute caution with pure product keys

Be careful when buying product keys because Microsoft Product keys do not represent licenses. They only serve to enable a legitimate licensee to activate and thus, in fact, enable permanent use of the software. However, they do not contain any rights to use a computer program.

If you only receive a product key and a download link, you may only use the software if you have actually received an existing right of use together with the product key.
The fact that a product key “works” when it is activated does not prove that a right of use has also been transferred. The respective user of a "used" computer program must ensure that the requirements listed above are fully met.
Product keys that belong to licenses with customers outside of Europe are problematic. Because in these cases the program copy belonging to the license was not regularly brought into circulation in the EEA or the EU. Product keys that have already been used for activation often and in different countries without your salesperson or you knowing which previous purchaser made the activation are also problematic. It is then usually not possible to clarify whether all of the previous purchasers have made their copies unusable.
Individual product keys for OEM versions of Windows 10 can also be problematic. For example, if such a product key has not yet been used for activation, ie if it appears to be "new", then it may be a product key that was stolen from an OEM partner, which unfortunately happened in the past.

Selling individual Microsoft Certificates of Authenticity (COAs) is illegal

Will you single Microsoft Certificates of Authenticity only (so-called Certificates of Authenticity, COAs for short) offered and delivered, this is not permitted under trademark lawregardless of whether the COAs are real or fake. Because Microsoft COAs are so-called "identification means". In principle, they may not be sold individually without Microsoft's consent.

Selling Microsoft COAs with unrelated systems is illegal

Microsoft COAs may only be used with the permission of Microsoft used to mark products, especially PCs or DVDs. The following are examples of legally labeling products such as PCs with COAs:

Microsoft OEM partners (such as Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard or DELL) are allowed to attach OEM COAs to the PCs they produce.
Smaller PC manufacturers (“system builders”) can purchase so-called system builder versions and attach the associated system builder COAs to their PCs.
Companies contractually affiliated with Microsoft that refurbish used PCs (Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher, MAR for short) are permitted to attach MAR-COAs to the PCs that they refurbished. However, the various types of COAs must not be misappropriated and used to label other products.

The sale of "used" software is permitted under certain conditions

It is legally permissible to sell and use "used" Microsoft software, when the following conditions are metfor which you and your seller bear the full burden of proof in the event of a dispute. If the above-mentioned requirements are met, the subsequent purchaser is entitled to use the computer program within the framework of the "intended use" within the meaning of Section 69d (1) UrhG. What the "Intended use" of the resold computer program results from the original license agreement between the right holder and the first acquirer. According to the case law of the Federal Court of Justice (judgment of December 11.12.2014, 8, Az. I ZR 13/XNUMX) it is part of the duty of care of the reseller of a "used" computer program to inform the subsequent purchaser in a suitable manner about the rights of "intended use" and to him e.g. to hand over the original license agreement.

The computer program must originally have been brought into circulation in the EU or another signatory state of the European Economic Area (EEA) with the consent of Microsoft.
The first purchaser must have been granted the right to use the computer program indefinitely. It must therefore be a perpetual license.
The right to use the computer program must have been granted in return for the payment of a fee that is intended to enable the right holder, i.e. Microsoft, to obtain a fee that corresponds to the economic value of the copy of the computer program.
All copies of the previous purchaser, if they are not handed over to the subsequent purchaser, must have been made unusable at the latest at the time of resale (in order to be able to determine whether this requirement has been met, one must know all the previous purchaser).

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