MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc and Vivendi Games, Inc. made things a lot murkier. It upheld EULAs (that is, you license software instead of

MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc and Vivendi Games, Inc. made things a lot murkier. It upheld EULAs (that is, you license software instead of owning it) and even ruled it was copyright infringement just to copy a program into memory once the EULA is violated. There is also Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc. which says you kind-of own software when you buy it, ignoring licenses. Basically laws are complicated and you cannot even rely on how they read on face value.