Older version of an EA

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How can I officially offer an older version of an EA to a client?
 
You cannot do that, under the MQL5.com Market licencing system.
 
Eleni Anna Branou #:
You cannot do that, under the MQL5.com Market licencing system.

"Products offered via the Market service can only be purchased on the mql5.com website and through the MetaTrader 5 or MetaTrader 4 client terminals" (Rules of Using the Market Service, § I(7)).

"The Seller shall not use spam to promote Products on the Market both on www.mql5.com website and via third-party services" (Rules of Using the Market Service, § II(16)).

 

Having read that, my questions seeking clarification are:

  1. Does a product version no longer sold in the mql5.com Market constitute the same product as a new version of that product currently sold in the mql5.com Market?
  2. Can a product sold in the mql5.com Market also be sold on the product Seller's own independent website?
  3. How do you distinguish between advertising versus spam in third-party services outside of mql5.com?
 
Ryan L Johnson #:

"Products offered via the Market service can only be purchased on the mql5.com website and through the MetaTrader 5 or MetaTrader 4 client terminals" (Rules of Using the Market Service, § I(7)).

"The Seller shall not use spam to promote Products on the Market both on www.mql5.com website and via third-party services" (Rules of Using the Market Service, § II(16)).

 

Having read that, my questions seeking clarification are:

  1. Does a product version no longer sold in the mql5.com Market constitute the same product as a new version of that product currently sold in the mql5.com Market?
  2. Can a product sold in the mql5.com Market also be sold on the product Seller's own independent website?
  3. How do you distinguish between advertising versus spam in third-party services outside of mql5.com?

As far as I know Ryan, MQL5.com Seller's agreement doesn't require exclusivity.

The other 2 questions are open to discussion.

My personal opinion is that a previous version of a product that has the same name and logic as the new version, is still the same product.
 
Why was my post deleted?  A forum was raised for a specific question, and I made a specific reply.....
 
Hi @Eleni Anna Branou   I understand you are a moderator; I was clear on that in the beginning.  However, I did not violate forum rules in anyway.  I'm no stranger to process and/or rules that govern this space.  
 
Mena Minga #:
Hi @Eleni Anna Branou   I understand you are a moderator; I was clear on that in the beginning.  However, I did not violate forum rules in anyway.  I'm no stranger to process and/or rules that govern this space.  

I didn't delete your post, I answered it, saying that you were wrong, because Eusebiu was asking about offering a previous version of a product 'to a client' and NOT to the entire MQL5.com Market community.

You can see in your System private messages who deleted your post and the reason.

 
Did you try add older version like update to new version but just changed the version setting directe inside the code?
 
Eleni Anna Branou #:

As far as I know Ryan, MQL5.com Seller's agreement doesn't require exclusivity.

The other 2 questions are open to discussion.

My personal opinion is that a previous version of a product that has the same name and logic as the new version, is still the same product.

Thank you for clarifying.

I formerly had an mql5.com store and my own web store without issue, and I see that many sellers still do that─which seems to prove that non-exclusivity is correct.

Assuming that is true, spam must simply be conventional spam regardless of where it's posted─by process of elimination, so to speak.

 
Eleni Anna Branou #:

I didn't delete your post, I answered it, saying that you were wrong, because Eusebiu was asking about offering a previous version of a product 'to a client' and NOT to the entire MQL5.com Market community.

You can see in your System private messages who deleted your post and the reason.

By the way using a second MQL5 account to post again is not wise, you can get banned for it. Multiple MQL5 accounts are not allowed in MQL5.com.

It's the same account, just changed the picture and name.
 
Eusebiu Dascalu #:
It's the same account, just changed the picture and name.
True, I overlooked that.
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