MaydaX Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 By its judgment delivered today, the Court explains that the principle of exhaustion of the distribution right applies not only where the copyright holder markets copies of his software on a material medium (CD-ROM or DVD) but also where he distributes them by means of downloads from his website. Where the copyright holder makes available to his customer a copy – tangible or intangible – and at the same time concludes, in return form payment of a fee, a licence agreement granting the customer the right to use that copy for an unlimited period, that rightholder sells the copy to the customer and thus exhausts his exclusive distribution right. Such a transaction involves a transfer of the right of ownership of the copy. Therefore, even if the licence agreement prohibits a further transfer, the rightholder can no longer oppose the resale of that copy. http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2012-07/cp120094en.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 yay finally a ruling for consumers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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