What specific actions are Beggars Pizza prohibited from undertaking that could infringe on SpeedLine's ownership of the Software, according to the SpeedLine Solutions Inc. Software License Agreement?
Beggars_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
PERMITTED USES, RESTRICTED USES: The Customer may only use the Software for the intended purpose of a retail point-of-sale solution and related
solutions and as permitted by this Agreement. The Customer may not copy (except as provided in the "Copies" section above), reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, modify, adapt, or translate the Software in any way, or merge the Software into any other computer program material, or re-write
the Software into any different computer program language. Use of the Software to test or improve a competing software package without prior written approval from authorized personnel at SpeedLine is a violation of this Agreement. The Customer may not (a) sell, rent, lease, license, transfer, lend or give away the Software; or (b) "frame" or "mirror" the Online Services.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 39–192)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beggars Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the SpeedLine Solutions Inc. Software License Agreement outlines specific restrictions on how franchisees can use the software. Beggars Pizza is only permitted to use the software for its intended purpose as a retail point-of-sale solution and related functions, as explicitly allowed by the agreement.
Beggars Pizza is prohibited from several actions that could infringe on SpeedLine's ownership. These include copying the software (except for one backup copy), reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, decrypting, modifying, adapting, or translating the software in any way. Beggars Pizza also cannot merge the software into another computer program or rewrite it into a different computer language.
Additionally, Beggars Pizza is not allowed to use the software to test or improve a competing software package without prior written approval from SpeedLine. The agreement also prevents Beggars Pizza from selling, renting, leasing, licensing, transferring, lending, or giving away the software, or from framing or mirroring the online services. These restrictions are in place to protect SpeedLine's intellectual property and ensure that the software is used only as intended and within the bounds of the license agreement.