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[Jarulf]

Uhh... my quoted comment didn't even address your right to use material for which you have purchased license to.  Not in any way.

The quote contained among other things:

"Obviously, Microsoft wants nothing to do with this view of things, so they accept the second view: "I just bought a license to use Windows XP. "

Which clearly mentiones "license to use".

My point is that there is no such thing as "license to use" under copyright laws since copyright laws does not forbid ordinary "use" or give it as an exclusive right to the copyright holder. You need licenses or permision to do things you would not otherwise need, like to make new copies.

If you purchase media which is protected by copyright, you are entitled to use it (personally, at any rate;

Yes, but you do not need any special license to be able to do that.

you cannot legally buy a copy of a movie on DVD and then charge people to come watch it on your gigantic big-screen TV, for instance) in any way you see fit.  That has absolutely nothing to do with the laws regarding making copies of that material, which is the only thing I was addressing in my comment -- so I'm completely lost as to what you think I'm confused about.
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Yes, for making public display of works you do indeed need such a license as well. I was refering to "use" which was one of the things you commented on, even in this second post by refering to "for which you have purchased license to"!! My first reaction when seeing that, I ask, license for what??? My normal reaction is to reply saying there is no need for a license to use from a copyright perspective. It is the sale which transfers ownership of things, in this case a copy of the program, that gives you all the rights needed.

Hope you understood me better now.