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Well most of the time the license is about permission to use software. It doesn't matter if you have the Windows 98 disk, if you don't have a license you're co
by rtpg 9y ago
Well most of the time the license is about permission to use software.
It doesn't matter if you have the Windows 98 disk, if you don't have a license you're committing copyright infringement to use it. So you could sell the paper code, but the recipient doesn't have the right to use it.
I'm actually unsure of what legal mechanism is used for enforcing software licenses though... is it an implicit contract when buying the DVD for example?
- nitrogen 9y agoWell most of the time the license is about permission to use software. It doesn't matter if you have the Windows 98 disk, if you don't have a license you're committing copyright infringement to use it. I don't think this is entirely decided yet. IIRC GPLv2 did not include a specific license to use the software, since the right to use a legally obtained copy was believed to be implied. Some downloads of drivers and applications don't include any EULA; it would be absurd to think that those downloads are unusable even when the owner of the copyright is the one distributing the software. As for specific applications that do include an EULA, as I understand it some countries don't recognize any agreement that was not available for reading at the time of purchase.
- rasz 9y agoNot in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UsedSoft#ECJ_ruling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UsedSoft#ECJ_ruling