[j-nsp] Buying a used Juniper

[Mikael Abrahamsson]

On Tue, 5 May 2015, Colton Conor wrote:

> Additionally, Juniper Networks, Inc. software is only licensed to the 
> original purchaser and the license is not transferable.

This probably won't hold up under EU law. When you buy something used 
you're allowed to continue using the software on the box that it came 
with. You're however not allowed to change it, that would most likely be 
copyright infringement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine

"In the case UsedSoft v Oracle, the European Court of Justice ruled that 
the sale of a software product, either through a physical support or 
download, constituted a transfer of ownership in EU law, thus the first 
sale doctrine applies; the ruling thereby breaks the "licensed, not sold" 
legal theory, but leaves open numerous questions."

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se