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Re:"Magic Words" Trump User Rights: Ninth Circuit Ruling in ... by kiuyhjk on Monday September 13, 2010 @09:54PM (#1689098)
No problem. My copy of Autocad is owned by XYZ-software installation inc. A wholly owned subsidiary whose only asset is a copy of Autocad, I can sell the company to anyone I want - the license is never transferred.
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Re:"Magic Words" Trump User Rights: Ninth Circuit Ruling in ... by dctoedt on Monday September 13, 2010 @11:35PM (#1689320)
Some license agreements state that a change of control of the corporate owner is deemed an assignment requiring the licensor's consent.

[EDIT: Autodesk's EULA is one such - see section 9.1 in http://images.autodesk.com/apac_sapac_main/files/autocad_200...]

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Re:"Magic Words" Trump User Rights: Ninth Circuit Ruling in ... by kiuyhjk on Tuesday September 14, 2010 @12:03AM (#1689389)
Pity Sun didn't think of that one !
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Re:"Magic Words" Trump User Rights: Ninth Circuit Ruling in ... by shasta on Tuesday September 14, 2010 @10:48AM (#1690735)
As dctoedt notes, this needn't work in general. Contracts can distinguish between corporate entities and individuals.
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