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From: doug@mathel.ncsu.edu (Doug James)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Old Software: what's legal/ethical?
Summary: May I give away old versions?
Keywords: copyright, licenses
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Date: 4 Jan 90 15:29:44 GMT
Reply-To: doug%mathel@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Doug James)
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Purely hypothetical question:

I wish to comply with both the letter and spirit of software licensing
agreements and copyright restrictions.  I buy a copy of GreatSoftware,
version 1.0, for the going rate of $250.  Two years later, I pay $50 for
an upgrade to version 2.0, which retails for $300.

May I give away my version 1.0?  May I sell it?  To put it another way,
do I own two copies of the software, or a single copy in two different
flavors?

                                       --doug james
                                         doug%ncsuvx.ncsu.edu