On 02/18/2011 08:57 AM, Josh Smift wrote: > d> there is a principal in English Common Law (which is the foundation for > d> much of western law) called First Sale, which says that once you sell > d> something to someone else you no longer can dictate how it is used. > > Yeah, but the idea here is that you aren't buying the hardware, you're > buying a license to use the hardware under certain terms. > > This is a somewhat new thing, but it's not just "the last few years" -- > license agreements are pretty well established law at this point, aren't they? > > You may not like them (I don't particularly), but I think we're stuck with > them for now. > There was a case last year revolving around AutoCAD and the fact that you can't choose to sell it second hand. The company behind AutoCAD, Autodesk, won. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/the-end-of-used-major-ruling-upholds-tough-software-licenses.ars
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