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European Regulations • Used Software Licences • EU Compliance

Normativa EU Software Usato

Galior.it operates in full compliance with European regulations concerning the sale of used software licenses, in accordance with EU Directives, rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), and copyright law applicable in the European Union, EEA, and Switzerland.

Commercialisation permitted

Resale of single licences
Volume Licensing / Multi-licensing
EDU / Academic Licences
Online transfer of licences
Digital download allowed
Right to updates and patches

✔ EU legal basis

Directive 2001/29/EC
Directive 2009/24/EC
Case C-128/11 UsedSoft
Judgment C-410/19
Articles 4 and 5 Software Directive
Exhaustion of rights

✔ Galior Guarantees

Original and traceable licences
Regulatory compliance check
Declarations under Article 47 of Presidential Decree 445/2000
Italian technical support
Electronic invoicing
After-sales support

Base giuridica del commercio software usato

In tutta l’Unione Europea, negli Stati SEE e in Svizzera esiste una disciplina uniforme sul diritto d’autore che stabilisce il principio di esaurimento del diritto di distribuzione del software dopo la prima vendita effettuata dal titolare dei diritti o con il suo consenso. La Corte di Giustizia dell’Unione Europea ha confermato la piena legittimità della commercializzazione di licenze software usate anche quando il software viene distribuito tramite download digitale e non mediante supporto fisico.

Directive 2009/24/EC – Case C-128/11 UsedSoft: “The principle of exhaustion of the right of distribution also applies when software is distributed by download from the manufacturer's website.”

✔ Resale of individual licences: PERMITTED

✔ Resale of Volume Licences: PERMITTED

✔ Resale of EDU licences: PERMITTED

✔ Online transfer: ALLOWED

✔ Download media: ALLOWED

✔ Patches and updates: ALLOWED

Attestazione Reusedsoft SRL

La Reusedsoft srl, in persona dell’Amministratore pro tempore, attesta il rispetto di tutte le condizioni necessarie per la legittima rivendita di software usato. In particolare:

The programme copy has been placed on the EU or Swiss market with the manufacturer's consent.
The sale was permanent and not by hire.
The previous user declared the residual copies to be unusable.
The declarations are made pursuant to Article 47 of Presidential Decree 445/2000.

Fonti del Diritto

International law

L’Organizzazione Mondiale della Proprietà Intellettuale (OMPI/WIPO) ha adottato il Trattato OMPI sul diritto d’autore, approvato dalla Comunità Europea con Decisione 2000/278/CE. L’articolo 4 del Trattato tutela i programmi per elaboratore come opere letterarie ai sensi della Convenzione di Berna.

Directive 2001/29/EC

The European Directive on Copyright in the Information Society establishes that the right of distribution is exhausted after the first sale within the European Community carried out by the right holder or with their consent.

Directive 2009/24/EC

The Software Directive governs the legal protection of computer programs and confirms the right to distribute and resell legitimately acquired copies.

Judgment C-410/19

The EU Court of Justice has ruled that the supply of software via electronic download accompanied by a perpetual licence also constitutes a sale of goods under European law.

Contratti Multilicenza

Le licenze Volume o Multilicenza consentono l’utilizzo del software su più postazioni, mediante attivazioni multiple e gestione centralizzata. Ogni installazione richiede una licenza valida. Le licenze Volume non includono necessariamente manuali o confezioni fisiche e non sono assimilabili alle licenze OEM.

FAQ Licenze Software Usate

Are used software licenses legal?

Yes. The resale of used software licences is permitted by European legislation and confirmed by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Is it legal to buy downloaded software?

Yes. The CJEU has confirmed that the exhaustion principle also applies to software distributed digitally via download.

Can Volume licenses be subdivided?

Yes. European and German court rulings have confirmed the possibility of reselling individual licences from multi-licence contracts.

Can EDU licenses be resold?

Yes, as long as they meet the requirements stipulated by the regulations and were originally marketed legitimately.

Does Galior.it sell genuine software?

Yes. Galior.it exclusively sells original licenses, which can be activated on the manufacturers' official servers.

Will I receive an invoice and support?

Yes. All purchases include electronic invoicing and Italian post-sales technical support.