Losing your Resolve Studio If you Sell a BM Product

I'm selling my Speed Editor that I bought yeeeears ago because I thought my filmmaking partner (who directs and edits) would use it, but he never did. I'm a colorist and DP, not an editor, so I don't need it.

I'm seeing a lot of people claim that ownership of the Resolve key is tied to the physical ownership of the hardware.

I don't see how this makes one bit of sense, nor do I see how it's legal at all, nor do I see how it's remotely a smart thing for a company to do.

Sure, back when the speed editors were the same price as a key, it would be crappy to buy them and keep the key just to sell the editor. But if it's true for them, it would also be true for any camera you've bought from BM.

Are you telling me that BM will just give a key away to someone who has NO proof they purchased the item brand new?? And even if they did, when they activated it, it would boot you off, but then you could turn around and boot them off. Unless they gave them an entirely new key.

Has this EVER actually happened to someone or is it (what I suspect) a rumor and a terrible misreading of the user agreement? Like has it ever happened once? Because if they did that kind of stuff, I don't see how they would lose a giant lawsuit. If I buy a Logitech device and it gives me a few free months of Adobe, and I sold it, that person doesn't suddenly get my Adobe subscription. Nothing works that way.

Yes, it is tied to the hardware, apparently, however, I’m not sure what practical difference this makes - maybe eligibility for software support? Let’s see if BMD chimes in here.

Could be that BMD is trying to discourage people from selling the software license because the support for the software is actually tied to the hardware purchase. Again, what practical difference does it make? I don’t know.

[Peter Chamberlain]

If an activation key is provided as part of a bundle with BMD hardware, camera or panel etc, the serial number of the hardware device is linked to the activation key. Thus support for the key moves with ownership of the hardware device.

If you purchase a Resolve license the activation key has a serial number attached to the Resolve purchase. Support moves with that sale/resale.

Blackmagic doesn’t track users use of the products nor the on sale of hardware or activation keys so the serial number is the only reference should you need support.

I recommend photographing you activation key

Thanks Peter.