Pehaps he could send it to the Computer History Museum, on the condition that it not be used until the copyrights expire?
On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a copyright doctrine called "first sale" that basically says that > when you buy a legal copy of something you can re-sell it as you wish. I > would be violating copyright law if I made copies of a Spiderman movie and > sold them, but I can legally sell the copy that I bought down at the video > store. (Generally -- this is a gross oversimplification of a complex legal > issue). The same is true for patents: generally you can't sell things that > incorporate technology patented by Ford, but you can sell your used Ford > that does. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine > > Not sure how the doctrine might apply here. You legally obtained a single > copy of this code. I suspect you *might* be entitled to dispose of it as you > saw fit. > > The issue is particularly complex for software. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_v._Autodesk,_Inc. > > Charles > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Norman Hollander on DesertWiz > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 8:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [z390] Anyone want Source code listing of last VSE program > product Supervisor? > > I would not assume that a license holder has the ability to transfer his > license on his own. > You should check with the vendor to be sure you are in compliance with the > T&C of that license. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
