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Legally, buying intellectual property is typically handled much differently from purchasing real property, be it a car or a box of Corn Flakes.

The Doctrine of First Sale is well-settled law, and originally  pertained specifically to intellectual property, namely books.  It may or may not apply to 3d-models.

The Autodesk decision is here:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3077102/Vernor-v-Autodesk-No-071189-WD-Wash-May-20-2008:

It will take a decision by the Supremes to clarify things, at least until the next technological advance comes along.  However, since Autodesk settled,  the suit, they won't deal with this case.

Cheers,

Rod

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