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Re: TS 4.0 for sale



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You probably could sell it outside the US without any violation of the
license agreement, see§11.2 dd3

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> From: A.J. Carisse <carisse@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Omega List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: TS 4.0 for sale
> Date: 26 June 1998 04:34
> 
> Robert W Cummings wrote:
> 
> > Screw Omega I have an attorney as well and if I choice to sell it I
will.
> > If they wanted to keep ownership rights then they should lease it like
> > everybody else to keep ownership rights.
> 
> The difference is, of course, that a license permits permanent usage,
while
> leasing would only be temporary.
> 
> > You can put anything in writing
> > and it doesn't mean its legal anybody ever heard of them enforcing this
B.S.
> 
> Here's the thing though.  If they know that the license has been
transferred,
> they can refuse to provide support, patches, etc.  The new owner would
have to
> take them to court to try to get this stuff, and since the license states
that
> it isn't transferable, the odds of winning wouldn't be that great. 
Bottom line
> - this sucks for sure, but I don't think that much can be done about it
if Omega
> sticks to their guns.
> 
> Regards,
> A.J.
>