> By that logic, nobody is allowed to controls the means by which their software is run. As far as I know, this is true. > You don't get to decide if people h

> By that logic, nobody is allowed to controls the means by which their software is run. As far as I know, this is true. > You don't get to decide if people have to pay you, No law says I have to, AFAIK. > or if people have to have your permission first There’s no law I know which gives authors this right of deciding whether anyone has the right to run the software. > or if they're allowed to (legally) copy it, etc. Copying is regulated by copyright law. But once I have acquired a copy, what law disallows me from running that copy however I want?