On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com wrote:
> >Wouldn't it make more sense to have the software contents legally
> >bound to the original media on which it was delivered? This is how
> >books work, and (I think) how most people expect software licensing
> >to work.
>
> Except that you can't use the software until you *copy* it into
> your computer. The courts have ruled that it's copying whether you read
> it into RAM or write it to a hard drive.
By the same token, you cannot 'use' the contents of the book until you
have 'copied' it into your mind! But doubtless, courts do not see it
that way.
- don
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Received on Fri Jun 23 2000 - 15:26:36 BST