smh@mhuxl.UUCP (henning) (12/07/85)
**** **** From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA mhuxl!smh > Using the same purchased software on two machines (home and work) > sure seems like a reasonable use, but it proscribed by the > "shrink-wrap" "agreement" on some software, which clearly > "licenses" the software for use on a particular cpu. McDraw (Apple) "You may use the software on any computer owned by you" Chart (Microsoft) "You may physically transfer the program from one computer to another provided that the program is used on only one computer at a time." CLR Libraries (CLR) "... does not ... allow use of the program(s) on more than one computer at a time." Icon Switcher (PBI) "You hve a ... personal right to use the enclosed computer program on one computer at time." Fontastic (Altsys) "You may transfer the program from one computer to another provided you only use the program on one computer at a time." Versaterm (Peripherals) "... may not be copied ... except in the normal use of the software or to make a backup copy." Jazz (Lotus) "Individual program copies are licensed by Lotus ... to the registered licensee only" Mac C (Consulair) "... only use Mac C ... on one computer or work station at a time." Thus, I honestly say that I have never seen a program which was tied to a particular cpu. Many other programs have copywrite agreements which limit a person to one copy and perhaps a backup copy which implies that you can only use one copy at a time, but does not limit who can use that copy or on what machine they use it. License agreements restrict the use to one licensee but not necessarily to one copy. However, they all restrict it to one use at a time.