Legal Customizations

[fivig_flex]

Version: Windchill 12.1

Use Case: In Windchill we have jsp page with code for License validation boolean is3DLicenseUser = FormatHelper.parseBoolean((String)request.getParameter("is3DLicenseUser")); which could be easy customized to boolean is3DLicenseUser = true; Is it Illegal to do customization like this?

Description:

Do we have any document what type of customization legal for Windchill?

Another example, I have jsp in Windchill with some specific license check.

Could I update this page, for 51% and use customized whithout license check?

[HelesicPetr]

Hi @fivig_flex 

From my perspective, any customization that tries to avoid any ootb license check is not ok.

What is legal or not can say just a lawyer. 

PetrH.

[fivig_flex]

If you copy ootb jsp, change 90% + remove context license check. Interesting in  PTC lawyer opinion

[Hari_Vara]

Hi,

Altering the license check mechanism is not recommended, as PTC can perform an audit on the license usage.

If these mechanism is tampered and it will show up easily. It can be a bigger issue that just using more licenses.

Basically, from WC 11.1 onwards, the license monitoring has been enforced with the license file.

Any outliers between Entitled no of licenses to Actual no of licenses will be treated as a license compliance issue and it will be necessary to negotiate and come to a settlement to purchase the additional licenses.

Don't do that. It is trouble in brew.

Cheers

Hari