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Re: [LUG] Scottish firm pays out £120,000 over unlicensed software

 

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Henry Bremridge wrote:
> Problems would come if eg
> 
> - one license was bought for use on one computer
> - No one read the license agreement
> - 3 other people then used the software very occasionally on their computers eg 
> when the main user was on holiday
> 
> Would this mean that they would have to buy 3 more licenses?

One thing I've never heard properly addressed (e.g. by a court) is how
"per user" concepts within EULAs interact with the concept of "corporate
personhood". As well as such things as multiple people doing one
"person"'s job and one person wearing more than one "hat".

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