On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 07:11:54PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > > If the author meant copy, he should have said copy. > > Yes, he should. However, the usage "sell X" meaning "sell a copy of X" is > common usage. In legal documents prepared by non-lawyers common usage > rules.
I see "sell X" used pretty commonly as "sell X and all rights associated with X." If what you described was the only common usage, headlines like "Adobe buys GoLive" or the theoretical "Be, Inc. Buys Microsoft Windows" would make for pretty boring news articles. Since selling a home transfers the rights to live in that home, and the right to sell it again in the future, it's not like this is a foriegn concept for most people. This is also why bestsellers say "Over 500,000,000 copies sold!" on the back cover, not "Sold over 5,000 times!" -- Brian Ristuccia [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
