"Joe Bemier" wrote in message
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:05:23 GMT, "CW" wrote:

They'd sure like you to believe that.

"Ben Loosli" wrote in message
ink.net...
When it comes to software you may not really own what you buy.
Most software is sold as a right to use license only.
You don't own it and you cannot re-sell it.
Read the license agreement and warranty.
The warranty only says that the delivery media is free of defects, not
the
software itself.



It seems to me that it is * a right to use* and only on one machine.
Many of the SW programs now require activation. I'm not a geek but I
assume that during this *activation* the program is grabbling the IP
add of the machine. If you try to install with the same key on another
machine it would be rejected and the program will not run.
I believe the poster above is correct - it is not like a baseball
glove - you don't own it and cannot resell it. And maybe, you cannot
reuse it if say you changed machines and ended up with a new IP
address.

Nowhere close.