Ricardo develops a new type of software and asks you how he should go about making money through distribution of it. He has been told that he should sell the software as opposed to issuing licenses for its use. What should you tell him?
a. That by selling, rather than by licensing, a software vendor can avoid the doctrine of first sale, which allows a lawful owner to sell or otherwise dispose of the copy.
b. That by licensing, rather than by selling, a software vendor can avoid the doctrine of first sale, which allows a lawful owner to sell or otherwise dispose of the copy.
c. That selling is the only reasonable alternative because computer programs are not copyrightable.
d. That licensing is the only reasonable alternative because computer programs are not copyrightable.
b
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