Craig:
I'm telling my age, but I remember back in the early 80's there was a Fedral lawsuit that was filed by MicroPro (WordStar) against a software rental company asserting that their activities were in violation of MicroPro's licensing agreement. The software industry prevailed upon MicroPro to settle the lawsuit before it was litigated. The pundits claimed that the courts might rule against the industry's assertion that they have the right to allow a purchaser to only "use" the products purchased. Do you know if the license agreements that we allow accept have been validated by the courts?

I've always wondered how a software product is different that the GM car that I buy. I can sell it to anyone without GM's permission. I can modify it any way I want without GM's permission. (They don't have to warrant the car if I make changes.)

Thanks for your thoughts, expertise and have a Happy!

Mike