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On 4 May 00, at 20:35, Gregg wrote:
> This is an interesting topic and I'd like to know more...As I understand
> it, software manufacturers (those who do it for money) enjoy the same
> rights that are afforded to print media such as books. Copy a
> significant portion of either and you're in violation of copyright laws.
Yes, that's right.
> Fair enough. Now, last time I bought a book, I wasn't told that when I
> finished it, I couldn't sell it to a second-hand book shop. Is this not
> true for software? Is software protected under the law in a more
> restrictive manner (at the user end) than is printed media? AutoCAD for
> example "cannot" be re-sold but is this a law or a rule set out by the
> manufacturer? I can see how they could, say, refuse to upgrade someone's
> license if they bought it from a third party. Is this legal if the
> original copy of the software was purchased legitimately and sold by the
> owner because he no longer required it? What if this type of rule
> started applying to other items like cars - something stinks - can
> anyone shed some light?
It's not only software companies that try to claim this as a condition.
Bought a Compaq? If you sell it to another person, that person will not
be able to purchase any upgrades or repairs by themselves. While I'm
not sure that this is applied now, it was the case only a couple of
years ago when I had a customer with a 2nd hand Compaq who had a FDD
failure. Compaq would not deal with them and would not deal with me
unless I had the original customer number. They refused to even sell a
floppy to me, they had to sell it to the original purchaser and install
it themselves.....total cost: $120.
Aussie
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