On December 31, 2008 at 09:56, Darnitol said...
MX-Editor is a copyrighted work. Copyright grants the
author or owner of a work the exclusive right to determine
the conditions under which a work can be distributed.
Without the owner's written permission, you can't distribute
a copyrighted work under any circumstance except a handful
of exceptions which fall under the "fair use" clause.
So no, you can't share or post the editor software for
your remote. Like any copyrighted work, you don't own
it. (As an example, we all know we're not allowed to distribute
copies of the DVDs we buy.)
Dale,
I get where you are coming from, but I think you are wrong. If I buy a book, which I think we can all agree is a copywrited work, I own it. I can then resell it to whomever I choose. Same with a CD or DVD I have purchased. What I can not do it make copies of those items and sell them while retaining the original.
So could I post the editor software or give someone a copy of it, no.
But, since I aquired it through from a URC authorized dealer, if I were to sell my remote, I would think I would be well within my rights to include a copy of the software.
Thoughts?
Also, Since I have copies of most of the editors, can I offer independent programming services using these editors as they were aquired by me through authorized means? (Don't worry, not even thinking about doing it, just asking as part of the discussion.)
