I just ran across this as an issue (again!) and thought I might shed some light on it for anyone out there who is confused, has issues, or whatever.
When you purchase software you do not purchase the software. You purchase a "license to use" the software. Remember the End User License Agreement that you didnt read but did in fact agree to when you loaded the software in the first place? This is what it explained. Use it for a moment or use it forever -- this is what you bought. The right to the activity of using the software. Here is where folks seem to get tripped up. If you don't want to use it anymore why can't you sell it to someone else? You still have the CD in the handy little case. Why not sell it like a bike on eBay or like a sweater to your friend. Because you do not own the software -- you own a license to use it that is not transferable. The fact that you still have the CD that the software was delivered on is of no consequence. This problem will soon be a non issue as more and more publishers find ways to control their delivery. And happily we won't have to discuss it anymore and will talk about much more interesting things.
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