[back on list] On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:18:56 +0200 Erwan David <er...@rail.eu.org> wrote:
> On 23/09/12 18:42, Celejar wrote: > > On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:57:35 +0300 > > Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Jo, 20 sep 12, 06:31:52, lee wrote: > >>> Celejar <cele...@gmail.com> writes: > >>> > >>>> If you have an OEM license, it can't be transferred to a different PC: > >>>> > >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_for_hobbyists.aspx > >>> Why not? I haven't signed any agreement with them. > >> You agreed to the EULA on install or first boot, same thing. > > Additionally, IIUC, Microsoft retains copyright, and only grants the > > OEM and you various rights to use and distribute the software. You, the > > end user, are granted by the OEM (in accordance with a right Microsoft > > has granted *it*) the right to use the software, but not to resell it > > (except as part of the sale of the entire computer). You therefore > > simply have no right to resell it, and any customer of yours has > > acquires no right to use it. > > > > This point is now false in the european union, the UE court of justice > ruled that a license may always be reselled. Good to know, thanks; I was speaking of the US. Do you have a source / link for that? Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120923160444.6ce7d483.cele...@gmail.com
