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by wongarsu 1445 days ago
There's no technical or legal reason that the word "purchase" doesn't imply an irrevocable, transferable license (for one person at a time), as well as the requirement that the "seller" makes the licensed good indefinitely available to license holders (for a fee appropriate to cost of doing so).

If they don't like that, don't call it a purchase. Anything less is just eroding the meaning of the word.

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I agree. I’m just telling you what the terms of service say.