Re: Intellectual Property II

[Alexander Terekhov]

David Kastrup wrote:
[...]
> Conditional authorization does not magically turn into unconditional
> authorization.

A promise on my part to forbear from distribution right under first 
sale and instead do what you decree is a covenant, not a condition. 
And it has really nothing to do with copyright. Breach of contract 
is the only nonfrivolous claim you can make (provided that I have 
fulfilled the real conditions and created authorized copies). 

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regards,
alexander.