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From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
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Subject: Re: LEGALITY OF SELLING SOFTWARE
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Date: 15 Feb 91 16:01:04 GMT
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In article <1991Feb15.021607.164@amd.com>, phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:

>Consider that the newer products like Word for Windows have the concept
>of a printed "license" card which you receive when you purchase the
>software package. The person who is the physical holder of the card has
>the right to use the software. You may install the software on more
>than one machine as long as you observe the limitation of only one user
>per license card. 

I bought Windows 3.0 and noticed this as well. I *like* this idea, but I'm
worried about losing the card. I think they should have 3-hole punched it, or
(alternately) made a credit card form-factor card (which would, of course,
be more transportable, but more likely to lose). 

Hopefully other companies will follow suit with this policy. Wellll, maybe not.

 Doug Mohney, Operations Manager, CAD Lab/ME, Univ. of Maryland College Park
	        *       Ray Kaplan for DECUS president     *
                          SYSMGR@CADLAB.ENG.UMD.EDU