> Lynn, the problem is that (I believe) in the EU the EULA so > called license is actually going to be held, should it ever > come to court, as a sale. And that all the post sale > restrictions on use will be thrown out.
Hard for me to add much to Richard's "Bring it On" ;-) But to expand on one of his points... Software is disappearing from traditional retail. Many applications that used to be "packages" are becoming service components, which are directly under the control of vendors who may not be subject to EU laws. If the EU tried to make a pronouncement, much of the industry could step around it, and it would severely disadvantage anyone who complies. It will simply parallel the VAT collection problem. Now I do know of a case that is interesting. Apparently a company that "subscribes" its accounting packages to companies uses a proprietary format. A Canadian company hacked the software to extract their info because they wanted out of the subscription model. There was a lawsuit in Canada, and the vendor lost. What I think will happen is that instead of some monolithic ruling on EULAs and sales, instead there will be more and more rulings in various countries that will shape how IP is treated as a more unique system, rather than treating IP as a sellable item. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Paradigma Software http://www.paradigmasoft.com Valentina SQL Server: The Ultra-fast, Royalty Free Database Server _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
