disk equals license

From: Bill Girnius <thedm_at_sunflower.com>
Date: Fri Feb 13 03:24:50 1998

Whoops, I didn't read it all. Only the person that posseses the license is
the person who owns it. It dosn't matter who original purchased it, if the
license was purchased it is then transferred. But if you give the disks
back, and keep the software, your the bad guy. [sorry, just woke up]
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Allison <mallison_at_konnections.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, February 13, 1998 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: disk equals license


>Uncle Roger wrote:
>> 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?
>>
>> Now, let's say, we've both upgraded, and I give him back his original
>> disks. Am I now a pirate? Was I a pirate before? Or was he the pirate
>> before?
>
>You're wrong (in this case) You stole the upgrade from the company
>because you didn't have the right to the upgrade. Then you stole the
>upgrade. You now have a free copy running on your machine.
>
>You didn't pay for the original disks (not a crime) but the SINGLE
>entitlement to the upgrade was already used. You have no further right
>to upgrade....
>
>-Mike
>
Received on Fri Feb 13 1998 - 03:24:50 GMT