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flash (macromedia) : Licensing Standalone Flash Player.


Tim Will Do It
10/20/2006 10:01:14 PM
I've searched the forum to see if this question is already addressed. I found
one or two that are close, but do not directly apply to my question. I've read
the standard distribution license agreement for the Standalone Flash Player,
but I can't interpret "legalese" and I just want to be sure.

I want to distribute the standalone Flash Player on CD to prospective clients
to play a .swf presentation highlighting the benefits of using my services as a
real estate agent. Before you suggest that I simply package the presentation
as a Projector file, I can't do that. The presentation will reside on the
Internet. The standalone Flash Player on the CD will play the presentation
from the Internet. That's why I can't distribute it as a Projector file.

Additionally, running the presentation in a browser window using the Flash
plug-in is not a workable solution either. So before making an alternative
solution, I've already been down those roads. My question is very specific.
The FAQ seems to say that the standard distribution license agreement allows me
to distribute the standalone Flash Player on CD to anyone. Is that, in fact,
the case? Can I copy the standalone Flash Player to CDs to distribute to
anyone? And if so, does the standard distribution license agreement cover it?
Thanks to all.

Tim


FlashJester Support Team
10/21/2006 2:14:25 PM
Hi Tim,

If your SWF file is on the Internet/Web Server then call the SWF file from a
Projector file.

i.e

loadMovie("http://www.flashjester.com/download/examples/test.swf",1);

That way you don't need to worry about the licensing.

;)

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Tim Will Do It
10/24/2006 8:10:03 PM
That could be really close to the answer for me. Let me ask one question for
clarification. I'm already running a .swf from the CD which uses loadmovie to
launch the file on the Internet. When I do so, I'm loading it in layer 0,
replacing the first movie and it's working fine. Will this be any problem if
the first movie is a Projector file? Thanks.

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