most license "agreements" say all kinds of things, but the fact of the matter is that most of them are not legally binding and meant only to intimidate. you have the right to resell any software, so long as you don't keep a copy, this is considered "fair use" and has been widely upheld by the courts (it's a fundamental part of copyright law, you can after all sell used books or music cd's). you can also legally reverse engineer it, so long as you are doing so with a legitimate legal reason in mind, i.e. to customize it or fix a bug or make other software work with it, of course if you are just trying to crack the authorization codes etc. that would be illegal. then again it's pretty absurd to claim a license printed on the envelope binds you because you opened the envelope, contracts do after all traditionally require signatures and there's no way to prove you opened the envelope (or prove who clicked "accept" when it was installed) or even knew the license was there. the emperor has no clothes, but he's bluffing pretty effectively. you can also make as many backup copies as you damn well please so long as you don't use it on multiple machines or sell some copies while keeping some or selling to more than one party. many times contracts contain illegal or unenforceable terms, that's why it usually says that if part of the contract/license is found to be invalid that it does not invalidate other terms. i've also seen a lot of job applications with illegal questions, bottom line is you can't legally enforce an illegal contract or the illegal portions of it and that covers most parts of most software licenses.
-- Philip Stortz --Begin Signature Block-- "There are reminders to all Americans that they need to watch what they say, watch what they do, and this is not a time for remarks like that; there never is." White House Press Secretary Ari Fleische. If giving up freedoms makes you feel more secure, i suggest you move to China and tell me if it really makes you feel safer, but don't ask me to give up what so many died for. be polite, respond OFF LIST if you "simply" must. --End Signature Block-- Begin forwarded message: > From: Oyumeen Byruhd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed Feb 5, 2003 8:38:23 PM America/Denver > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List) > Subject: Re: Academic Software > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List) > > According to the licenses I've seen, "academic" versions can only be > sold to > the people considered "academics" by the licenser. > Who they are varies...many will sell to non-profit 501c3 orgs, many > won't. > > --------- > > on 02/05/2003 04:00 PM, R. A. Cantrell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Question: >> >> Is it legal (permissible) whatever, to sell an academic copy of a >> program? >> I mean the original manufacturers disk with keycode and everything. >> Not a >> home burned deal but the one you buy at a discount through an >> educational >> institution? > ---------- -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
