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Is this even at all legal? Wouldn't the First Sale Doctrine and the extremely, extremely limited rights to use software that courts have defended (the implied
by otakucode 9y ago
Is this even at all legal? Wouldn't the First Sale Doctrine and the extremely, extremely limited rights to use software that courts have defended (the implied license to use software necessary for a purchased device HAS been defended in court) protect the purchaser? I really don't think nVidia would be able to go after anyone legally for deploying the software in a datacenter. Companies can put whatever they want in software licenses and most of it is totally unenforceable bunk that just hasn't been tested in court. And if it comes to it, they will normally drop the case or do whatever they can to avoid it ever being tested.
- sandworm101 9y agoNot first sale as this isnt the sale of a copy. This is a contract.
- fleitz 9y agoA better question is whether it’s enforcable. If you put a GPU into a DC rig, how are they going to know / sue you?
- fencepost 9y agoThis may be a case of "you can put the cards wherever you want, but you can't use our drivers (and associated card firmware) in datacenters."