An interesting point - how did the software industry manage to create such a situation. Could you imagine the motor industry getting away with that one. 'We are not selling you the car, just letting you use it - when you have finished with it we get it back' (and yes I know about leasing but you do have the option to buy at the end of the lease). If I pay over $100 for an item - then trust me I think I have the right to recover some of that outlay when I am finished with the item. And I know that it is difficult to prove that someone has finished with a piece of software, but that is an issue for the software industry to resolve rather than try and con the public into 'paying to use'. Even the RIAA hasn't tried that one YET.