> Usage of tangible objects is restricted by law. A company can refuse to sell you a product if they don't agree with what you're going to do with it but they

> Usage of tangible objects is restricted by law. A company can refuse to sell you a product if they don't agree with what you're going to do with it but they can't do anything at all if you somehow legally get ahold of it through secondary means. Same with sold copyrighted works through the first sale doctrine (and this carries over to patents as well). Software has seemed to have carved itself out a special niche where you don't actually own the product so the producers can dictate what you can and can not do with it after "first sale" since they don't really sell (or grant) you anything other than the right to use the product.