I'm confused. When I buy a 'software license' am I buying the software or the right to use the software? If I have a license to use specific software on a hardware platform (say a Windows OS), and my install media is damaged, do I have use of the license I've bought? Can I legally obtain new media and use my existing license key to install it? My reading of the EULA seems to say I'm buying the right to use it, and the media is provided so I can use the right I bought. Any copy of the retail OEM install disk can be used with the key asssociated with correct version license. M$ seems to be saying its not a '1st use' copyrighted work. If so, would that not mean assuming I have a legal key I could download/buy/copy install media to use it?
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