ratfynk's Journal: The Sco thing

If the SCO vs IBM thing ever does go to court the very legality of software rental EULAS will be put to the test. If software is indeed an intellectual product then how will a regular rental agreement work.

If you purchase the rights to use then all
rental agreements need a time specification. To rent permanently the way Microsofts EULAS are written is akin to any ownership title of a real physical property. Unless the EULAs for proprietary ware change, then the concept of the right to own use in perpetuity is at best dubious and at worst a deliberate deception!