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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
No, they can't. There's no such thing as a "purchase license." If you purchased it--instead of rented it or licensed-it-for-use--you get to decide how to use it. That's been to court more than once, with various bits of copyrighted material (most recently, software that was resold on eBay; previously, movie film that was sold with the expectation that the pictures would be erased & the film used as scrap).
It's also been ruled that if there's no expectation of return of the material (or expiration date for some software), it's a purchase, regardless of what the sales terms say.
A coffee-machine maker can label his devices "For weekend use only" and "for weekday use only," with the intent of getting people to buy both, but he can't legally enforce that.
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Yes, it has to been court, and most jurisdictions have disagreed with you. The big exception has been from a single judge in the same 9th circuit that gets overridden so much IIRC.
Let me add. You go ahead and make some copies and give it to others and let the police know then tell us how it went for you.