> I don't understand this. If you buy a licensed product, in essence don't > you now own that particular copy of it and it's license? as I understand it, no. my understanding (and IANAL) is that software licences are covered by contract law, not property law. you don't *own* the software, you own a licence to use the software. this is how the software companies argue that you aren't allowed to take their software apart and find out how it works... it's not your property; it's their property. Carl Soderstrom -- Network Engineer Real-Time Enterprises (952) 943-8700