You're correct... I'd own the car, but I wouldn't own the patents on the car or the copyright on the owner's manual. HOWEVER, I do have the right to do whatever I want with them. If someone wants to modify the code that they bought (If they bought 100 copies of the software, then they should be able to modify 100 copies of the software) and turn around and sell it as MODIFIED (clearly stated), they should be able to. It's no different than GM moaning that people are putting those tacky cloth covers on the roofs of their cadillacs. GM doesn't like it and could state that it voids the warranty (body yes, powertrain no), but people will still get it done with the non-GM company that does it. If someone sold a USED book and wrote through-out it, they wouldn't be sued for it. Same should apply to software. If someone buys the software and turns around and sells it as USED with modifications, then it's up to the buyer to determine whether to purchase with said modifications. I'm sure the barbie company doesn't like it when people create whacked out versions with their doll and sell them, but tough luck. This company seems to be purchasing each piece of software that they are changing.
Imagine where Shelby would be if they couldnt' modify cars. I would think that mod chips for cars would fall under this usage. Anything that changed the appearance... would diminish the automakers' "image". Couldn't get your car painted another color... It's a load of garbage.
If someone went out and bought 1000 books, re-wrote a few pages and sold it as modified, we wouldn't have this conversation. Even if someone put in the forward that you couldn't change the contents.
Just because it runs on a computer and some company puts a EULA on it that you CAN'T see until AFTER you purchase it doesn't mean you can't modify it. Putting software on your computer modifies the way it runs. What if apple decides that you have to have their approved backgrounds?
If I purchased it, I would have purchased the physical media and the SOFTWARE to run on the number of computers I bought it for, OTHERWISE it's RENTING. I think it's obvious that buying one disc for one computer means I shouldn't be allowed to place it on all company computers. However, I do have the right to modify my computer and the code that runs on it. If I make it run faster because I code better than someone in apple... too bad. Maybe they should quit whining and make something better.
If I OWN it, I have the right to modify it. If I RENT/LEASE it, then I don't have the right because I have to eventually return it.
And yes, this rant is pretty dis-jointed, but I'm at work and keep getting called from my desk.
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OWNERSHIP vs. RENTING/LEASING
You're correct... I'd own the car, but I wouldn't own the patents on the car or the copyright on the owner's manual. HOWEVER, I do have the right to do whatever I want with them. If someone wants to modify the code that they bought (If they bought 100 copies of the software, then they should be able to modify 100 copies of the software) and turn around and sell it as MODIFIED (clearly stated), they should be able to. It's no different than GM moaning that people are putting those tacky cloth covers on the roofs of their cadillacs. GM doesn't like it and could state that it voids the warranty (body yes, powertrain no), but people will still get it done with the non-GM company that does it. If someone sold a USED book and wrote through-out it, they wouldn't be sued for it. Same should apply to software. If someone buys the software and turns around and sells it as USED with modifications, then it's up to the buyer to determine whether to purchase with said modifications. I'm sure the barbie company doesn't like it when people create whacked out versions with their doll and sell them, but tough luck. This company seems to be purchasing each piece of software that they are changing.
Imagine where Shelby would be if they couldnt' modify cars. I would think that mod chips for cars would fall under this usage. Anything that changed the appearance... would diminish the automakers' "image". Couldn't get your car painted another color... It's a load of garbage.
If someone went out and bought 1000 books, re-wrote a few pages and sold it as modified, we wouldn't have this conversation. Even if someone put in the forward that you couldn't change the contents.
Just because it runs on a computer and some company puts a EULA on it that you CAN'T see until AFTER you purchase it doesn't mean you can't modify it. Putting software on your computer modifies the way it runs. What if apple decides that you have to have their approved backgrounds?
If I purchased it, I would have purchased the physical media and the SOFTWARE to run on the number of computers I bought it for, OTHERWISE it's RENTING. I think it's obvious that buying one disc for one computer means I shouldn't be allowed to place it on all company computers. However, I do have the right to modify my computer and the code that runs on it. If I make it run faster because I code better than someone in apple... too bad. Maybe they should quit whining and make something better.
If I OWN it, I have the right to modify it. If I RENT/LEASE it, then I don't have the right because I have to eventually return it.
And yes, this rant is pretty dis-jointed, but I'm at work and keep getting called from my desk.