Re: Look for second hand licences for Toad 7.2.0.0 and PowerAMC 8.0.1.2.7.5

[Quoted] [Quoted] Interesting. I'd alsoways understood that contract terms such as

"<vendor> hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to <use [Quoted] software>" were legally binding. I'd be interested to see the precedent and [Quoted] wonder why no-one has challenged MS on this.

I am of course only a DBA and not a lawyer

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Niall Litchfield
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"Calvin Crumrine" <Calvin_Crumrine_at_dced.state.ak.us> wrote in message
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> Sorry, but you *can* sell a license, just as you can sub-let an apartment.


True,


> in some cases the vendors/landlords write contracts that prohibit this,


but most


> such contracts have been held to be illegal in the US.


>

> Niall Litchfield wrote:

>

> > Daniels point is that software isn't a product that you have purchased -

it


> > is a product you have a license to use. Consequently selling it on is


> > illegal. the analogy with used goods just falls over because of the wayu

> > software is licensed not sold.

>