AutoCAD resale ruling a messy win for first-sale doctrine
Despite Autodesk's claim it has never "sold" a copy of AutoCAD to anyone, a federal judge found that restrictive software licenses can act much like sales. Thanks to the decision, AutoCAD can be resold on eBay—but courts are still all over the place on this issue.
By Nate Anderson
Last updated October 7, 2009 6:15 AM CT
Ars Technica
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Is it first sale or license? Still murky
Ars Technica has published articles before on the AutoCad case in the 9th circuit.
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