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The words in the license don't matter, everyone had the right to transfer their software from one computer to another the whole time. See: http://cr.yp.to/soft
by gnu8 14y ago
The words in the license don't matter, everyone had the right to transfer their software from one computer to another the whole time.
See: http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html
- meaty 14y agoYes but Microsoft activation can make than damn hard if they want to.
- largesse 14y agoI came here to post that I felt there must be some legal reason for the change. I don't remember MS being this responsive to press about their licensing.
- bitwize 14y agoNo. IANAL and TINLA, but in the USA, software is licensed, not sold; and you are bound by the terms of the EULA, especially if the EULA terms restrict your further transfer of the software. See the Ninth Circuit appellate ruling on Vernor v. Autodesk.
- tzs 14y agoThat's not true in the 7th Circuit in the US [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProCD_v._Zeidenberg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProCD_v._Zeidenberg
- gnu8 14y agoZoidberg probably would not hold up if challenged, because the opportunity to decline the license and return the software does not materially exist. But I realize that until someone tries it in court, it's just a theory.