On 14 Dec 1999 22:41:23 +0000 Neil Bothwick said:
>
> But you can't make a copy of it and sell that copy, which is effectively
> what you do when selling the old version of upgraded softeware. The
> point of an upgrade is that is linked to the old version, it's not a
> standalone pack. It's the software required to upgrade your existing
> installation to a new level. Because of this, the upgrade is not a
> product on its own, the original and upgrade form one entity.
>
Yes it is a separate product. I can go and buy NC3 without having
(or needing) NC2 to make it work - In theory at least, in practice
without the stuff from NC2 it doesn't work properly, but that's a
different story.
If I had bought NC3 without previously owning NC2 I would have a
complete product. If I then bought NC2 and sold it to someone,
that would not be illegal (or immoral) unless I continued to use it.
When Active offered me the complete NC3 product at a discount price
because I was pre-ordering, that did not affect my legal rights to do
with NC2 whatever I want, provided I do not continue to use it and
sell it as well.
If Mr Ford sells me a new car at a discount because I pre-ordered and
was a loyal Ford owner, that does not mean I have to give him the old
car. My contract with Active did NOT specify that I had to return
NC2 and it is against the Trades Practices Acts of both Australia and
England for a trader to introduce retrospective conditions to a
contract.
I own (and will, until I choose to sell it) NC2. I also own NC3.
Ownership of one does not diminish my onwership of the other.
--
Tony Rolfe
Amiga 2000, 68030/25, 1+8Mb
www.shoalhaven.net.au/edgewater
ICQ #51271965
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