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Watchdog To Represent eBay Seller In Autodesk Suit

New10k writes "Following up on a recent Slashdot discussion, nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen has agreed to provide an attorney to eBay seller Timothy S. Vernor, who is suing Autodesk in federal court over misuse of the DMCA to stifle competition. The advocacy group has identified elements of the Vernor case as some of its key litigation priorities for 2007. The article includes an interview with Vernor's new lawyer, Greg Beck, who was a software engineer for Microsoft before going to law school."

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  1. dogwatching vs. an endless mindphuking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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    by already_gone (848753) on Friday July 08, @08:57AM (#13012644)
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  2. Re:Autodesk? Suit? by suv4x4 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Either they let us SIGN a contract BEFORE we buy explaining how they want to deliver their product (lend it, lease it), or if they don't do that, we can consider it BOUGHT and our property.

    In Fantasy Land it may be yours, but just because a piece of software is out for licensing doesn't mean you can just imagine yourself owning it, since you feel more comfortable this way.

    You want a contract? Where were you looking during installation? The EULA is called EULA for a reason (license agreement). It IS your contract. If you don't agree to the contract, you don't use the software, period.

    Yes, some EULA-s are ridiculous, but then don't use the software, period.

    If you "owned" a piece of software, you could resell it. Not just once, you could start your own CD printing factory and sell million of copies.

    That's what ownership means. And yup, it used to work great for physical goods, but for digital works, the only thing that works in a commercial industry, is the license.

    Again, if you don't like that, don't use the software, period.

  3. Re:eBay's the guilty party here by mwvdlee · · Score: 0, Troll

    Please read beyond the first line of a comment before replying next time, please.

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