> That depends on the current legal practice in your country, I guess. > > I come from Austria: in a lot of European countries it is the law that you > are > allowed to resell software that you purchased, whatever an EULA may tell > you.
Printed books are possibly a good model for software (which often incorporates a printed or printable manual with the product). British law held that books may not be resold or transferred to others as this prevention of resale or transfer served to preserve the income stream for the publisher, and the royalties payable to the author, as another user was required to buy yet another copy of the book for his use. American law held that the initial sale of books resulted in a complete transfer with no further obligation to the publisher or author, therefore there was no intent to preserve the income stream to the publisher or author during any subsequent use. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
