On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 01:50:32PM -0500, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 10:37:28AM -0800, Brian Frederick Kimball wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 11:27:45AM +0100, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > > > > > Maybe they can add a restrictive clause on use (use is permitted only on > > > Intel CPU and only with original microcode). > > > > Can copyright holders control use (i.e. execution) of software? > A person who has lawfully aquired copyrighted software is pretty much free > to do with it as they choose - aside from distributing copies or other > activities that constitute copyright infringement.
I was under that impression. > (Note, however, that Intel may require people to agree not to use the > software for certain things before giving them a copy). And what if Debian is giving them a copy? Intel would have no ability to restrict execution in that case, right? It seems that permitting redistribution makes restricting execution impossible, because a person receiving the microcode from a 3rd party won't be under any contract with Intel.
