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But wouldn’t that bring down most software companies... terms and conditions have some pretty important legitimate uses...

• colechristensen 6y ago
  No, software isn’t special, you should be able to buy it just like you buy other things.
  • onethought 6y ago
    What other things? Do you mean not using copyright as the underlying control mechanism? how do you recoup your investment then when making software? wont everyone just pirate/duplicate it?
    • dvdkon 6y ago
      "Terms and conditions" often contain more than just restrictions on copying, they can have everything from arbitration clauses, through anti-interoperability clauses, to obligations that go directly against local laws.
      • onethought 6y ago
        That’s not what I was replying to. There are legit uses is terms and conditions... so where should they go? The GP said software should be bought like everything else... but everything else can’t be easily duplicated and shared... so how will that work?
        • peteradio 6y ago
          If I buy an apple, maybe I want to eat it. Perhaps I'd like to smoosh it under my boot. Maybe it goes up me bum. Now what does a magic apple copier have to do with me putting apples up my bum?
          • onethought 6y ago
            You could produce at no cost all the apples and cut out the original apple grower with no upfront costs yourself. So the problem is: you break capitalism, hard.