>> I know just enough about copyright law to know that this claim is >> nonsense.
>No, it is not nonsense. Copyright law does allow the content creator >to specify duration of use. If you go view a movie in a movie theater >you buy a ticket for a single viewing, you do not automatically get >to view it multiple times just because you bought a ticket. I think this would be a good time to go look up terms like "fixation", "first sale", and "fair use" before further embarassing yourself. Free hint: movie tickets aren't copyright licenses. R's, John