On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m by no means a license expert, but isn’t a license tied to USE of the > software, not the physical media?
"License agreements" typically attempt to cover all sorts of things. One of the things licenses cover is copyright permissions. If they didn't, installing software from CD to your hard disk would potentially be considered copyright infringement (although fair use would probabbly cover it anyway). This part of the license is backed up by force of copyright law. The copyright holder can file a civil suit against you if you infringe. Licenses may also attempt to cover use. This is not part of copyright law. My understanding of this aspect is much more limited. As I understand it, software publishers generally argue the license agreement is a contract, and thus you agree to follow their terms of use, or subject yourself to whatever penalties the contract specifies. The enforceability of license agreements as a legally-binding contract is somewhat murky. You usually don't get to see the license until after you've paid, and you usually don't have to sign anything, and I'm told both of those are no-no's in the world of contract law. That said, I've not studied this stuff extensively, so the software publisher view may have more legal currency then I think. But any restrictions on use (enforceable or not) are independent of copyright law. The OP is asking for someone to make a copy, not about use. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
