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Originally Posted by Nate the great
Users may not modify, transmit, publish, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit, any of the content of these product(s), in whole or in part.
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The bolded part would appear to be the relevant bit for the purposes of this discussion. To my mind, the explicit ban on resale
or transfer seriously devalues the purchase (or license or whatever you want to call it). When I buy books, I expect to be able to share my copy (where "share" indicates non-simultaneous use).
I wonder if this would be subject to the same challenges as EULAs are now being subject to, regarding the limits of "contracts of adhesion"? Specifically, the words "sale" and "purchase" are used, and the word "license" is not, so it may not be legal in some sense to restrict the user in this way.
This still isn't as nasty as the expiring PDF problem that started this thread. If the users weren't notified up front that access to the PDF would expire, there may be grounds for claiming a breach of contract. (I am not a lawyer, however, and can't say how strong these grounds might be.)