Used software licences are not just legally beyond reproach, they also make clear efficiency gains possible for companies. That is the conclusion made by the "Retail Technology Journal" of the Euro Trade Institute EHI. Among others the article "Tradeable goods without expiration date" reflects the motives of usedSoft customers for the purchase of used software licences.
MAY 2003
COMPUTERWOCHE: DEVELOPER ENDORSEMENTS IN SOFTWARE LICENCE CONTRACTS ARE FREQUENTLY INEFFICIENT
Restrictions imposed by software developers on their customers – e.g. CPU clauses and ulitisation restraints for update and school versions – are judged by courts with scepticism. This is what Sebastian Wündisch, attorney-at-law and assistant professor for Media and IT Law at Dresden University writes in Computerwoche. According to the lawyer, due to the "Exhaustion Rule" the purchasers of software can resell the merchandise without any limitations.