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It would be nice - but I tend to be more cynical when it comes to BIG-CORP against the little guy.

I think the illegal EULA clauses have been struck down because you can't see them until you have opened the box and agreed to them - which is obviously illegal. As long as Autodesk's new clause that you can't sell on an item was clearly stated in advance then it might be considered as reasonable as you being told by a store that eg. earings are non-returnable for hygiene reasons.

For example the laws in the eu which give you a right to return any item bought online (for any reason) already have exemptions for digital media on the grounds you could copy them and return the originals.

Ironicaly for Autoesk back in the days when they used donges this wouldn't have been a problem - they always claimed that the dongle wasn't replaceable and you should insure it for the cost of the software - creating a precedent that it had value and could be bought and sold.