Selling used software may be illegal...

**Arreo** · 09-10-10, 10:22 PM

According to the Ninth Circuit Court if the EULA prohibits reselling the software then it is illegal to do so...

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...e-licenses.ars

**Arreo** · 09-10-10, 10:25 PM

This is just a freaking bonkers ruling... it basically means that game companies could disallow GameStop from selling used copies of their games simply by putting a clause in the EULA prohibiting it...

**jabberwock** · 09-10-10, 10:43 PM

Makes no logical sense. May as well prohibit reselling of books, cars, clothing, etc etc etc.

**~~insanegammer109~~** · 09-10-10, 10:50 PM

The only reason behind it is that Microsoft and other companies make their money back on games, since they lose money making consoles, and were sick of other people (GameStop) making money instead of people buying new copies from them.

**moving-target** · 09-10-10, 10:58 PM

it will just mean more craiglist sales of used games which will always be cheaper then gamestop i think

**Arreo** · 09-10-10, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by moving-target

it will just mean more craiglist sales of used games which will always be cheaper then gamestop i think

Except they'll just sue CL and make them auto-filter postings....

**flame** · 09-10-10, 11:07 PM

Not good... I think this could lead to increased pirating. It has the potential to change all kinds of things. I can understand the position autodesk took, the software is expensive. I look for more people to start supporting software companies that are less restrictive in their EULAs.

**Bunni** · 09-10-10, 11:07 PM

about time someone looked at those stupid EULA's...

**Arreo** · 09-10-10, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by Bunni

about time someone looked at those stupid EULA's...

No shit... the AutoCAD EULA prohibits you from physically taking the disks out of the western hemisphere.... I mean WTF?

**flame** · 09-10-10, 11:11 PM

I never have liked the fact that I dont own the software on my computer. I buy a board game its mine. I buy a cd its mine. If I make something and sell it to you its yours. You paid for it.

Perhaps congress will change things...