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• On the post: Appeals Court Destroys First Sale; You Don't Own Your Software Anymore

  

  Martin LaBelle (profile), Sep 13th, 2010 @ 8:54am

  
  

  Re: ignorant question

  I used VectorWorks back in 2003 for Stage Design, but I can't speak for its engineering potential.

• On the post: Appeals Court Destroys First Sale; You Don't Own Your Software Anymore

  

  Martin LaBelle (profile), Sep 13th, 2010 @ 8:53am

  
  

  Re: Assets

  Fair point, this implies that buying anything copywritten is 100% loss, because it retains no value. Wonder if Uncle Sam will change his mind when business claim 100% deductions rather than annual depreciation.

• On the post: Appeals Court Destroys First Sale; You Don't Own Your Software Anymore

  

  Martin LaBelle (profile), Sep 13th, 2010 @ 8:49am

  
  

  Re: disc's

  Good point, the position of you own a license not a product implies that the provider has an obligation to keep your copy working properly.
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