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From: | RJack |
Subject: | Re: Utterly imbecile pinky communist Ninth Circuit 'judges' (Vernor scandalous ruling) |
Date: | Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:01:46 -0000 |
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Since there will be a rush to declare that all software is licensed and the tangible medium (the copy) is only leased, *ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE* when those states with retail sales taxes find they can no longer collect the tax levied on retail software sales. That'll be fun to watch. When a potential copyright licensee is legally authorized under 17 USC 106(2) to copy software onto a physical medium that he already owns, there can be no question that the licensee owns that copy. There will be very few situations (think internet delivery) where an original copyright owner actually owns the physical medium in which a copy is first embedded. This decision will not have much impact on the software market as a whole. Sincerely, RJack :)
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