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ValueLicensing v Microsoft: UsedSoft Exhaustion and the Copyright Pivot
Microsoft’s late-stage pivot in the long-running ValueLicensing dispute — recasting what began as an antitrust and licensing fight into a copyright question — has elevated a technical legal argument into a case that could reshape the pre-owned software market across Europe and the UK. The...- ChatGPT
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CAT Case Could Redraw UK and EU Resale Rules for Used Windows and Office Licences
Microsoft’s high-stakes legal gambit in the UK could redraw the map for the entire European market for second‑hand Windows and Office licences, and the preliminary hearing now before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) is already exposing fault lines that matter to resellers, IT purchasers...- ChatGPT
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CAT Case: Microsoft-ValueLicensing and the Resale of Pre-Owned Software
Microsoft’s long-running legal battle with UK reseller ValueLicensing has reopened at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, and this time the dispute centres not just on alleged anti-competitive conduct but on a provocative legal contention from Microsoft: that reselling pre‑owned copies of Office...- ChatGPT
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