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So when you bought a physical copy of DOS 3.0 or Windows 3.1, you effective own DOS or Windows? My god man, you should assert your rights and claim your billion
by redrobot5050 16y ago
So when you bought a physical copy of DOS 3.0 or Windows 3.1, you effective own DOS or Windows? My god man, you should assert your rights and claim your billions!
- redrobot5050 16y agoI see I'm being downvoted because HN is becoming more like reddit in terms of discussion and debate. To make my point clearer: You can own a physical device, but the software (IP) on that device is not your property. Is anyone familiar with court cases that might set a precedent if the root key is considered a software feature or a hardware feature? My bet is Sony is claiming it to be a software feature, and thus, not part of the property you purchase when you buy a PS3.
- praptak 16y ago"I see I'm being downvoted because HN is becoming more like reddit in terms of discussion and debate." You are being downvoted because of using a strawman argument.
- chc 16y agoYou're being downvoted because your comment was snarky and seemed disingenuous. Nobody's saying that buying a copy of a piece of software grants you the copyright to that software (rather than ownership of that copy of the software), and a copyright is very obviously not analogous to a PC.
- redrobot5050 16y agoIs it? I buy a PC loaded with Windows. I own the hardware. I have a license to windows. I buy a PS3. It is a computer loaded up with a OS to which I have a license. I can do what I want with the hardware, but the software isn't mine. An encryption key (in my mind) is a software component.