And that is why I said it was not the best example. But, the point I was making is that you do not own the code, or data on any media that software is written on. The developer does. Most people think, or believe that they are buying the software, but they are not. They are only buying a license to use the software. The argument that you bought the software, so you should be able to use all of it, or for anything you see fit, but it doesn't apply, because you DON'T own it. It is just a popular preconcieved notion that you did, and people not in the software industry have a hard time understanding the way it works. It works that way, because software, is actually like a service, and not something tangible you can hold in your hands. It can be copied and shared, which gets into the copy protection thing, and that is an entirely different thread. This is why you don't buy the code, but only the right to use it.
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Originally Posted by o351
An example: When you buy the book "Huckleberry Fin". You spent $7 for the book. Does that mean now, you own the story of Huckleberry Fin? No, you do not. It is a copyrighted story. You simply bought a bunch of little paper pages, with the story written on it, and bought the right to read and enjoy the story, but you do not own the story. It belongs to the writer and/or publisher. Not the best example, but the closest I could think of.. lol
the publisher didnt leave any of the book out for the 7 dollars you got every damn page......dont see how your example is relavent
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