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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 130011" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: Plug-In rentalsThe word is &quot;iLok.&quot;&nbsp; Say it with disdain and disgust.&nbsp; Brought to you by Pace Data Security and used by many of the plugin publishers (Waves has gone to a different system in their current versions).The idea is that the iLok contains the licenses.&nbsp; The iLok must be inserted into a USB slot and recognized by the host computer (console) in order for the plugs to work.&nbsp; The iLok is much more than a simple USB stick, as licenses, once added to an iLok, cannot be deleted or removed - only deactivated.Back in the old days it was possible to buy time-limited licenses (kind of like renting, but not really &quot;rent&quot;) that were valid for a couple of weeks out to maybe 6 months.&nbsp; After that it was probably more cost effective to purchase the licenses in perpetuity, but if you needed some really expensive bundle or individual plug ins for a single project that would be done in 90 days it made sense.I&#039;m not sure what is now available for time limited use, but I don&#039;t recall seeing much about it anymore.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 130011, member: 67"] Re: Plug-In rentals The word is "iLok." Say it with disdain and disgust. Brought to you by Pace Data Security and used by many of the plugin publishers (Waves has gone to a different system in their current versions). The idea is that the iLok contains the licenses. The iLok must be inserted into a USB slot and recognized by the host computer (console) in order for the plugs to work. The iLok is much more than a simple USB stick, as licenses, once added to an iLok, cannot be deleted or removed - only deactivated. Back in the old days it was possible to buy time-limited licenses (kind of like renting, but not really "rent") that were valid for a couple of weeks out to maybe 6 months. After that it was probably more cost effective to purchase the licenses in perpetuity, but if you needed some really expensive bundle or individual plug ins for a single project that would be done in 90 days it made sense. I'm not sure what is now available for time limited use, but I don't recall seeing much about it anymore. [/QUOTE]

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