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techtrends William Patry, Google’s senior copyright counsel and former counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, observed in his blog, “If . . . the substance of the transaction is a sale, call- ing it a license shouldn’t change matters and copyright owners should be left to pursue contract remedies. If the substance is a license as that term is used in other fields of law, then there is no first sale.” (Vernor believes he can legally transfer the used software under the first-sale doctrine.) When a confused reader requested clarification, Patry responded, “If a court construes the transaction as a sale, and therefore finds for defendant under the first-sale doctrine, the copyright owner would still have a contract action against whoever sold the copy to defendant.” (To be honest, the legalese still eludes me, so I’m not sure if an average CAD user will find this helpful.) New TurboCAD® Pro 14 includes all the powerful and innovative technology you need to create stunning designs – for less. • Hundreds of 2D /3D Drafting and Modeling Tools • New Google™ SketchUp Support • Import/Export support of 30+ CAD and graphics formats including, DWG, DXF, STEP, IGES, DGN, 3DS and export to PDF • D-Cubed Geometric and Dimensional Constraints • ACIS® 3D Solid Modeling • LightWorks® Photorealistic Rendering I’d like to believe in the goodness of human nature. I believe, when people see a wrong, they’ll report it. On an Optimistic Note SolidWorks’ Ray is aware of the existence of anti-piracy software solutions, but he’s somewhat skeptical of their value. “Besides, we don’t want to make [the license control mechanism] so draconian that it impedes the legitimate users and their collaboration,” he said. He has no plan to launch a navy after the pirates. He prefers to rely on his customers’ conscience instead. “I’d like to believe in the goodness of human nature,” he said. “I believe, when people see a wrong, they’ll report it.” That puts the burden on us. c To order by phone call 1-800-833-8082 or visit www.turbocad.com For a 15-day free trial, go to www.turbocadtrial.com/CA For Windows® XP and Vista TurboCAD Technology Partners VI SIT Cadalyst contributing editor Kenneth Wong explores innovative uses of technology and its implications in his writing. Reach him at kenneth.wong at cadalyst.com. US ONLI N © 2007 IMSI. All rights reserved. TurboCAD and the IMSI Design logos are trademarks of IMSI/ Design, LLC. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. 16 February 2008 | cadalyst | www.cadalyst.com E http://www.turbocad.com http://www.turbocad.com http://www.turbocadtrial.com/CA http://www.cadalyst.com

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Cadalyst - February 2008 Contents Editor's Window CAD Central Tech Trends More than Meets the Eye — A Look at Today's CAD Viewers IronCAD v10 — 3D Modeling Software AcceliArch with AcceliCAD — Add-In Architectural Drawing and Modeling Software CAD Manager MCAD Modeling AEC Insight CAD Cartoon Issue Indexes Hot Tip Harry

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