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Be VERY careful throwing words around, Jim.

Methinks that the word "Title" implies that you
actually have OWNERSHIP of something.  M$ would
NEVER grant ownership to anyone.  I'm not even
sure that M$ grants ownership to themselves!
Come to think of it, I'm not even sure that M$
granted me ownership of my M$ mouse!

What's really funny is to see M$ try to apply
warped BS IP laws in other countries.  I seem
to recall a case in Italy where a small business
owner purchased a single copy of M$-Office and
installed it on multiple PCs in his office.  M$
tried to explain to the judge that the business
owner didn't "own" what he paid for.  The judge
ruled that the business owner paid for the software,
and he had every right to use it in his business
as he saw fit.


D

* On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 10:40:34AM -0700, Jim wrote:
> An interesting sideline to the BSA blitz, MS is requiring the city of Virginia
> Beach, VA to prove that they have rightful title to the software that the city
> is running.  LOOK OUT...big brother is going out to get you...
> 
> On Mon, 06 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> > So has anyone else but me caught the Business Software Association
> > ads that have been running on TV and the radio last two weeks? For
> > those that haven't, the summary is that they're trying to scare people
> > into running and getting all their software registered.  What are
> > people's thoughts on these?  It seems like such a good opportunity
> > to showcase the many benefits of Open Source.
> > 
> > ~ Deepak
> > 
> > -- 
> > Deepak Saxena                | Talk a lot about this Jesus
> > deepak@csociety.purdue.edu   | A man of love, a man of strength
> >                              | But what a man did 2000 years ago
> >                              | Means nothing at all to me today
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