On 7/13/2019 6:58 AM, Alexander Terekhov wrote: > The thing is that 17 USC 117 makes the act of running/using software > unrestricted and 17 USC 109 also severely impedes ability to control > distribution as far as copyright is concerned. So, you'll have to > stick to contractual covenants and fight against > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient_breach ... good luck with that :)
In both cases, only if you are the owner of a copy. "Licensees are not entitled to the essential step defense." /Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc./, 621 F.3d 1102, 1111 (9th Cir. 2010). It is a rare decision that holds that a party is an owner of a copy of software rather than a licensee. Pam Pamela S. Chestek Chestek Legal PO Box 2492 Raleigh, NC 27602 919-800-8033 pam...@chesteklegal.com www.chesteklegal.com
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