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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by CorrectHorseBat on Sunday July 11, 2021 @06:26AM (#27799761)
In those days?

Right now it's even easier. You don't even have to crack it, just select "I'll do this later" when you have to fill in your license code.

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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by gambiting on Sunday July 11, 2021 @07:05AM (#27799905)
€3 keys off eBay work perfectly fine and are legal since reselling OEM software has been explicitly ruled to be legal several times in EU courts now.
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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by bobiny on Sunday July 11, 2021 @07:23AM (#27799983)
I've read that these cheap OEM licenses could be cancelled after some time. Dunno if true or not. Could you give a link for EU courts' rulings?
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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by mrweasel on Sunday July 11, 2021 @07:35AM (#27800027)
I believe it’s this ruling in a case involving Oracle: https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?docid=12...

The ruling was appeal and a 2016 ruling in a higher court just confirmed that you can in fact resell software licenses.

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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by bobiny on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:49AM (#27801265)
But isn't it a different license like consumer vs business? I mean when OEMs are used for pre-built PCs or when it's activated by end user.
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Re:EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales ... by numpad0 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:02AM (#27800876)
I know of a case where payment got cancelled: eBay found the seller fraudulent and refunded either out of pocket or from insurance, probably the latter.

That said, sometimes the licenses can indeed get cancelled. I’ve seen a really sketchy looking photocopied label that a guy “got” that didn’t work. Depends on the channel perhaps.

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