Robert J. MacG. Dawson wrote:
> dennis roberts wrote:
> >
> > robert ... i disagree ... now, if minitab will reimburse him for NOT
> > selling them ... that is a different story ... but, if they won't AND he
> > has not USED the project ... i see nothing to prevent him from obtaining a
> > return on his investment ...
>
> Just the wording of the contract...and there _are_ plenty of precedents
> for those.
>
> For example, if you decide you don't need your fire insurance policy,
> I just bet you cannot legally transfer it to somebody else. (Go on,
> phone your insurance company and ask...)
I think you are assuming that the contract is legally enforceable (a moot point in
the US as it is unlikely that most individuals could afford to go to court over
it) and that US law applies.
>
>
> Courts in many places have determined that artists have surprisingly
> strong rights over their work after sale, including a strong but
> nonabsolute right to keep works such as murals onthe intended site.
Only in the US as far as I know.
I'm not a lawyer, but in UK law most software contracts contain elements that
might be hard to enforce (particularly if a jury felt they were unreasonable).
Thom
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