EU court: Sale of used software licenses is just fine |
| EU court: Sale of used software licenses is just fine Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:36 AM PDT  The European Union's Court of Justice has reportedly crushed Oracle's hope of stopping a company from reselling its used software. The Luxembourg-based court today ruled in favor of German company UsedSoft, which sells used software licenses. The court said that once a software company sells "a copy of a computer program," its "exclusive right of distribution" is eliminated, paving the way for other companies to sell the used licenses, according to The Wall Street Journal, which obtained a copy of the ruling. The rule applies to both physical media and copies of the software downloaded over the Web, according to the court. Oracle took issue with UsedSoft for selling to customers used software or license keys for programs. UsedSoft appears to focus much of its efforts on enterprise software and is currently selling everything from Office 2010 Professional Plus to SharePoint Portal Server. Related stories |
| China company sues Apple over Snow Leopard trademark Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:20 AM PDT  Apple had hardly any time to breathe after settling with Proview before it was hit with another trademark infringement case in China. Chinese tech site MIC Gadget reported yesterday that a household chemical company called Jiangsu Xuebao has sued Apple in Shanghai for allegedly infringing its "Snow Leopard" trademark. The company doesn't own "Snow Leopard" itself, but in 2000 filed for the Chinese translation, "Xuebao." Apple used the Snow Leopard moniker in one of its more recent Mac OS X distributions, launched in 2009. The company replaced that with Lion, and later this month, will launch Mountain Lion. So, while Jiangsu Xuebao seems concerned with Apple's use of the name, it's odd that it would file its case now. Related stories |
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