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interesting case involving software licensing vs. software ownership (and Autodesk, specifically)
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1557653/software-owned-licensed
essentially the court is saying that once you buy the software, you do have the right to sell it and transfer ownership. This is completely the opposite of how Autodesk (and I'm sure most of the other big software players) would like it to be.
SJ
Steve JohnsonPBProject Visualization Technical Resource CenterE-Mail: johnsonste@pbworld.com...................................................................................................
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Make that all copyright owners would like it to be the other way. The RIAA doesn't even think you should be able to rip your CD to your computer, you should buy the digital version.
I personally think that copyright should be treated like buying a book. You can store that book however you want, scan it into your computer, write quotes from it in your email signature, sell it used, buy it used, etc. I can't take my scanned copy and distribute it for free or for profit, but I can take my single license and do whatever I want from it.
The video game industry is rapidly trying to switch to a digital distribution model after repeated failed attempts at shutting down the used game market (PSP Go).
From a copyright holders' perspective, I can completely see where allt his is comping from. From a consumer's perspective, it's incredibly frustrating and - for me at least - makes me less hesitant about pirating goods as I tend to have more rights and flexibility doing what I want with a pirated copy of something other than a 'real' copy that I pay for.
Interesting irony: The only people that see the anti-piracy warnings at the beginnings of movies and on the backs of CDs are the people who buy them legally.
THOMAS SHANNON
SENIOR DESIGN VISUALIZATION SPECIALIST
PB Project Visualization
http://www.pbprojectviz.com/
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