On 9/17/07, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I think this is mostly the way case law has been going. Especially if > you > >bought the software on a CD in a store, just like buying a CD of > music. You > >have the right to resell the software on CD, because you own the CD. > >That is the general rule with anything that is copyrighted. > > Do not follow this advice if you have a Microsoft operating system on a > CD.
I think Tom's point is that you shouldn't buy used software if it requires some sort of validation step and they don't honor the transaction. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
