top | item 46398582 (no title) verall | 2 months ago Somewhere deep in the legalese Alice agreed she would not do that, i.e. "non transferable license". discuss order hn newest AnthonyMouse|2 months ago Isn't that the part that would violate the first sale doctrine? waste_monk|2 months ago I think the usual argument is that you don't own the digital good, you have a license to use it, and that license is between you and the originator (or their reseller) directly. And you aren't allowed to resell the license.E.g. this sort of thing https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-che... gpm|2 months ago No, not if the same itself was unlawful because Alice signed a contract to not sell it like that.The GPL notably allows for the sale, it was legal here. load replies (1)
AnthonyMouse|2 months ago Isn't that the part that would violate the first sale doctrine? waste_monk|2 months ago I think the usual argument is that you don't own the digital good, you have a license to use it, and that license is between you and the originator (or their reseller) directly. And you aren't allowed to resell the license.E.g. this sort of thing https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-che... gpm|2 months ago No, not if the same itself was unlawful because Alice signed a contract to not sell it like that.The GPL notably allows for the sale, it was legal here. load replies (1)
waste_monk|2 months ago I think the usual argument is that you don't own the digital good, you have a license to use it, and that license is between you and the originator (or their reseller) directly. And you aren't allowed to resell the license.E.g. this sort of thing https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-che...
gpm|2 months ago No, not if the same itself was unlawful because Alice signed a contract to not sell it like that.The GPL notably allows for the sale, it was legal here. load replies (1)
AnthonyMouse|2 months ago
waste_monk|2 months ago
E.g. this sort of thing https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-che...
gpm|2 months ago
The GPL notably allows for the sale, it was legal here.