[thelist] Who owns SW? Was:Difference between domain registrars
Ken Moore
psm2713 at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 26 08:15:59 CST 2004
Hi all.
Chris wrote:
>I realize that "ownership" is a very tricky subject when it comes to the
>world of computers and most companies like to think that the things you buy
>from them are actually only licensed to you and not owned by you.
Court cases have ruled against this position. Renting and/or leasing involve
regular payments for a set period of time. The courts have consistently
ruled that this is not the case with most SW. They have ruled like Borland
International has always said in their "like a book" liscense. It is like a
book. If you want to remove the SW from your PC and sell it, that is your
right.
The arbitrary re-definiton of the term does not stand up.
Ken
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