17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Jim Miller writes:
And computer software has an exemption from the first-sale doctrine. Otherwise, to use the prior analogy, Alice could rent out the software to Fred and his 15 best buddies, who would then produce perfect copies for their own use.
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