starting a new business

[qrose4]

I want to start a new business. I want to make educational power point
presentations and need to know which office program I need to be able to sell
my power point. Can I use power point fonts and templates to do this?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

qrose4

see
Use of Microsoft Copyrighted Content
http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/permissions/default.mspx

cheers

TAJ Simmons
Microsoft Powerpoint MVP

http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
awesome - powerpoint templates,
powerpoint backgrounds, free samples, ppt tutorials...

 

[qrose4]

TAJ,

Thank you. I took a basic look at the link, and it appears that document
refers to a lot of vagueness.

"Microsoft products, services, and Web content—including images, text, and
software downloads (collectively, "Products and Services")—are owned by
Microsoft Corporation and/or by Microsoft vendors, who have given Microsoft
permission to use the Products and Services.

Unless Microsoft explicitly gives you permission within the End-User License
Agreement (EULA) or License Terms that accompany the Products and Services
and/or in the guidelines below, you may not copy, modify, distribute,
display, license, or sell any Products and Services or components contained
in them. "

Does all that mean that if I were to create a Word document or a
Presentation that I could not sell it? Even if I created the document or
presentation by hand or from scratch?

If this is the case then can you please explain how a company like Powered
Templates, Power Finish or Presentation Cafe can create a template for
Powerpoint and sell it?

Power Templates
http://www.poweredtemplates.com/

Power Finish
http://www.powerfinish.com/

Presentation Cafe
http://www.presentationcafe.com/

If I could not sell my presentation then how would I get permission from
Microsoft to sell my work.

Please bear in mind that the presentations that I am creating (or wanting to
create) are for educational purposes and would be sold to the education
market.

Thank you for your assistance.

Michell

 

[Echo S]

Legal documents are often vague for a reason. If you're concerned, you
should have your lawyer take a look at the EULA.

I am not a lawyer, but I don't see anything in there that says a company
cannot create and sell PowerPoint templates. I also don't see anything that
says you cannot sell your presentation -- but if I were you, I'd either
purchase or create a template on my own and create the presentation using
that. You'd probably be okay using a template that ships with PowerPoint,
too, but I wouldn't use one from Office Online, because somewhere in the
EULA it says you cannot use the Office Online stuff for commerical products,
and once you start selling it, it's commercial.

Again, though, I'm not a lawyer.

 

[qrose4]

I want to thank you all for replying to my questions. I will seek further
advisement since you have since poofed! and do not really excist. smile
thanks qrose4