[ale] OT: Guess What, You Don’t Own That Software You Bought | Threat Level | Wired.com

[Richard Faulkner]

[insert "March of the Stormtroopers" theme...]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think that test-prep companies have been
following this for a while.  Once you buy their product you cannot
resell the product in the future.  It goes to the trash or shelf-ware.  

Does anyone else around here feel like you're falling into the event
horizon of a singularity?


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Philips <briarpatch.jim at gmail.com>
Reply-to: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale at ale.org>
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
Subject: [ale] OT: Guess What, You Don’t Own That Software You Bought |
Threat Level | Wired.com
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:55:45 -0400

We all sort of knew this was what software companies wanted. Now a court
has confirmed it: Just because you bought it, doesn't mean you own it.
This makes me more determined than ever to avoid shrink-wrap software.

Link: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09/first-sale-doctrine/ (via
shareaholic.com)


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