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  • If I Buy Something, Do I Own It?

    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.misc on Fri Nov 14 19:59:45 2025
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    Microsoft has lost a claim that perpetual Windows licences cannot be
    resold <https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/microsoft-to-appeal-ruling-in-favor-of-reselling-perpetual-windows-licenses-uk-competition-court-says-fineprint-holds-no-ground-as-judges-throw-out-companys-creative-work-argument>:

    Since Office programs like Word include some graphics and such, it
    allegedly qualifies as an original work of art, protected by
    creative work laws. The judges disagreed with Microsoft, making it
    clear there's nothing in these products that would warrant
    copyright protection. A customer holding a perpetual license can
    resell it however they wish, a notion that ValueLicensing already
    knew had grounds. A decade ago, a similar suit filed in the UK by
    UsedSoft declared that reselling licenses is valid, so Microsoft's
    last-ditch effort wasn't exactly calculated.

    But of course the company is going to appeal.

    If you buy something, don’t you own it? Seems Microsoft is determined
    to keep insisting that you do not.
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