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Originally Posted by HarryT
One consideration is the licence agreement. If that says that ownership is not transferrable, you'd be in breach of contract if you were to re-sell it.
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Luckily our copyright act makes resale an indispensable right. Spiffy, isn't it?
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Non-transferrable software licence agreements are not uncommon.
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They're also not enforceable (the resale prohibition, that is).
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The terms and conditions of most bookstores do say that ownership cannot be transferred, and you have agreed to those terms when you buy the book.
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No need to go into details here, but these one-click-shrink-wrap licenses are probably not watertight, either. Suffice to say our legal system doesn't like them very much, certainly not if consumers are involved.