Autodesk said that its products are licensed, not owned. A recent ruling says otherwise.
U.S. Court: Software is Owned, Not Licensed : Read more
U.S. Court: Software is Owned, Not Licensed : Read more
Exactly. They are just saying that you own the software. You own the disk and however many USERlicenses you purchased. You can install it that many time OR you can resell it with the same amount of licenses. No one is saying you can copy software a million times. The liceses only means you are licenses to use it for whatever number of users you purchased.No. How I interpreted it, is they were saying that if you buy a piece of software/license and you sell that software, the license transfers to the new owner.
.ummmm I guess you don't own your PC, Cell Phone, or your car. All of those items cost millions and in some cases BILLIONS of dollars to create. When you buy your Dell laptop, you own it. You Toyota, you own it. When you buy Windows 7, you own that COPY of Windows 7. If you sell THAT copy, then Microsoft looses nothing.I don't think that spending $100 or so on something that cost millions to produce makes us owners of that something,
Why would they be entitled to anything? They are not out of anything. They still have the money they received when the original owner purchased the software. If he resells it and doesn't keep it, they are not out of anything. Even though it works "like" new, the new owner is not entitled to upgrades or new versions, UNLESS he purchased it new, registered it new.Autodesk should be entitled to a percentage at minimum.