>>Give the consumer the option. GM doesn't tell me where I can or cannot drive my car.
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>But GM doesn't own your car.. you do. In the case of VFP, Microsoft owns the software. You only purchase the right to use it, and MS can stipulate what those rights are.

Craig, I'm not a legal expert but I dont think your point is quite right because GM do own the IP in respect of many parts of the car. GM do not sell you the IP contained in the car, its systems, its design, etc, or the other copyright-able parts of the car. In a "sense" they are selling you the right to use that car in any way you choose but you may not infringe any IP or copyrights contained in it.