Re: Stolen machine, who owns software?

GO wrote:



What's with these people and the screwball analogies?! In all of your
examples....if someone broke into my house and stole my stuff it is STILL my
stuff which does not become the property of the scuzzball.


No one has claimed that stolen property becomes the property of the thief. But the simple fact is that the thief has physical possession of said property, and the victim doesn't. So, obviously, the victim cannot use an item that is not in his possession.

The situation admittedly becomes murkier when dealing with software, but the facts remain. Remember, the installation CD does *not* represent the software license, the Product Key and CoA do. And, in the case of an OEM installation, these *were* stolen along with the computer.



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