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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70886</law_id><section_number>59.1-505.8</section_number><catch_line>Finance licenses</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>59.1-505.10</reference><reference>59.1-505.3</reference><reference>59.1-505.4</reference><reference>59.1-505.6</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="43">Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5">Transfer of Interests and Rights</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> If a financier becomes a licensee in connection with its financial accommodation <span class="dictionary">contract</span> and then transfers its contractual interest under the license, or sublicenses the licensed computer information or informational rights, to a licensee receiving the financial accommodation, the following rules apply: <a id="paragraph-255592" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The transfer or sublicense to the accommodated licensee is not effective unless: <a id="paragraph-255593" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#a1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> the transfer or sublicense is effective under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Transfer of contractual interest" href="/59.1-505.3/">59.1-505.3</a>; or <a id="paragraph-255594" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> the following conditions are fulfilled: <a id="paragraph-255595" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="i"><p><span class="prefix-number">i.</span> before the licensor delivered the information or granted the license to the financier, the licensor received notice in a record from the financier giving the name and location of the accommodated licensee and clearly indicating that the license was being obtained in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to transfer the contractual interest or sublicense the licensed information or informational rights to the accommodated licensee; <a id="paragraph-255596" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#i"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="iii" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">ii.</span> the financier became a licensee solely to make the financial accommodation; and <a id="paragraph-255597" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#iii"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="iiii" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">iii.</span> the accommodated licensee adopts the terms of the license, which terms may be supplemented by the financial accommodation <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, to the extent the terms of the financial accommodation <span class="dictionary">contract</span> are not inconsistent with the license and any rights of the licensor under other <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-255598" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#iiii"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="i2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A financier that makes a transfer that is effective under paragraph (1) (B) may make only the single transfer or sublicense contemplated by the notice unless the licensor consents to a later transfer. <a id="paragraph-255599" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#i2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> If a financier makes an effective transfer of its contractual interest in a license, or an effective sublicense of the licensed information or informational rights, to an accommodated licensee, the following rules apply: <a id="paragraph-255600" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The accommodated licensee&#x2019;s rights and obligations are governed by: <a id="paragraph-255601" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#b1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> the license; <a id="paragraph-255602" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> any rights of the licensor under other <span class="dictionary">law</span>; and <a id="paragraph-255603" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> to the extent not inconsistent with subparagraphs (A) and (B), the financial accommodation <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, which may impose additional conditions to the licensee&#x2019;s right to use the licensed information or informational rights. <a id="paragraph-255604" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The financier does not make warranties to the accommodated licensee other than the warranty under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Warranty and obligations concerning noninterference and noninfringement" href="/59.1-504.1/">59.1-504.1</a> (b) (1) and any express warranties in the financial accommodation <span class="dictionary">contract</span>. <a id="paragraph-255605" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-505.8/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, cc. 101, 996.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
