Lonman wrote:
Which brings up the dying question. Would I have to let everyone in my life know about the GEMS? Say I did inform my wife on what to do with the discs but we were both killed in a car crash. The kids or whomever is on charge of our estate mistakenly include the GEM discs in with all the cds dvds software discs donated to the Goodwill. You going to go after and sue the people that didn't know any better and have the discs away?
We would probably do what we do in pretty much every situation involving the GEM series, short of outright piracy, where there is a problem: We talk to the people involved and work out a reasonable resolution. We would certainly work with whoever is handling your affairs to get the set transferred for money (which your estate would receive all of). If somebody made a mistake and donated the discs to Goodwill, we'd work it out.
If you're concerned about this, let me offer a suggestion, or make a request: Please put a note with your GEM discs that says, "In the event of my demise, please call Phoenix Entertainment Partners, 800-788-4487, about what to do with these discs." We will help your heirs dispose of the discs by finding someone to take over the licenses, or if they want to continue the business, get the licenses transferred into their name. You don't have to do this if you don't want to, but if it concerns you, this is probably the best way we can help. Above all, I promise that we will be reasonable, no matter what happens.