At 09:06 PM 2/12/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>I'd say you have the right to purchase a "previous version 1st disk
>>required" upgrade of the product. You have the disks and the manuals, and
>>the imaginary license laying right next to it, that the previous owner of
>>the software threw away along with his right to upgrade.
>
>Here's a question... Let's say my friend, who has a legal copy of xyz
>software, buys the upgrade version of xyz 2.0. He installs it, it checks
>for the previous version, and all is right with the world. He then gives
>me his old xyz 1.0 disks. I install it, purchase the upgrade, etc.
>
>Who (if anyone) is wrong?
He is. Having the original version was a condition to him being allowed
to buy the upgrade.
>
>Now, let's say, we've both upgraded, and I give him back his original
>disks. Am I now a pirate?
Yes. The same reason apples as above, you must have original version as
a condition to have/use the upgrade.
Was I a pirate before?
Not really. You legally owned the old version.
Or was he the pirate
>before?
Yes.
>
> He installs it, it checks
>for the previous version, and all is right with the world.
That says it all. You must have the old version as a condition to have
the upgrade.
My $0.02 worth.
Joe
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Received on Thu Feb 12 1998 - 22:22:54 GMT