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Who Owns Software?

Posted by kdawson on from the can't-interoperate dept.

SeeSp0tRun writes to remind us of Blizzard's lawsuit against MDY Industries over the Glider cheat. It seems that Blizzard is pushing it even further. They're trying out the legal theory that a software creator retains complete control over how a program is used, meaning that anyone who uses it in a different way could be found guilty of copyright infringement, at $750 a pop. The EFF and Public Knowledge are among the organizations trying to assure that the court doesn't set a really bad precedent here.

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  1. Obvious answer! by neokushan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I do the second uTorrent is finished with it.

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    +1 IDisagreeSoHeMustBeATrollOrAnAstroturferOrAShill
  2. Re:How it's used? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I still allowed to spin the CD on my finger when I'm bored?

  3. Re:Wow! by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, could they say no fat people not wearing pants can use their software?

    That would be sheer lunacy! They'd cut out nearly their entire customer base!

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    This guy's the limit!