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Re: [dvd-discuss] Interesting 1st sale-shrinkwrap-EULA-(c)infringementcase




On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, Noah silva wrote:
> So let me be stupid here and ask...  What happens when someone who
> wants to do something against (GPL, BSD Lisence, MPL, SISSL, LGPL,
> etc.) claims he isn't bound by the lisence because he has "first sale"
> (or first gift?).

First sale doesn't give you the right to redistribute copies... certainly
not commercially.

I don't see how you could violate any of those licenses by practicing the
rights transfered at first sale.

J.
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