No McCarthy, I bought a copy of the software, a collection of bits on media. I should be able to take that media, load it onto my computer, copy it for backup purposes, customize and configure it to my liking, and resell it after destroying my copy, just as I can with any other IP. The software company owns their IP, I own the right to customize, backup, and find out out it works in order to create new works that do not infringe on their IP. The idea that companies should control all usage of their sold porducts is a threat to inovation and consumer rights. McCarthy, consumers have rights, don't they?
More marxist/statist ravings. Are you a Libertarian too? Seems like the Libertarians (or those who identify with them even as they deny affiliation) are the main contendas for the marxist/statist argument that two entities should be prohibited from entering into a transaction the terms of which are defined by a contract.