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Old 20th June 2009   #75
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Originally Posted by John Eppstein View Post
Interesting that you feel compelled to resort to ad hominem attack statements.

You talk about your dongle as if software companies are somehow doing you a favor by allowing you to use their product on more than one system by way of the dongle. The fact is that it is YOUR RIGHT under the fair use clause of the copyright act to use your software on any system you desire, as long as only one copy is in use at a given time. The dongle copmpanies are not giving you anything that isn't already legally yours.
Its interesting all these "rights" you just make up out of thin air.

You do NOT have the right the use (or even install) the software on more than one machine IF THE EULA AGREEMENT PROHIBITS IT!!

You do NOT have the right to use plugins that require a dongle without the dongle.

You do not own that software; you are merely acquiring a limited right to use it under the EULA agreement.

You have -ZERO- clue as to how software licensing works.
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