• Seller's rights
• "I think The Federation's move to expel Discount-Licensing from The Federation is a PR own goal for two reasons," says Rory Canavan, director, ITAM services for 1E. "First it sends the wrong message about helping and educating people and companies about software licensing. Second it has now set a precedent. Does this mean all future members will have to be licence compliant prior to joining?"
• The software industry has fought a sustained battle with the European courts over the second-hand software industry.
• On 3 July 2012, the European Court of Justice handed down its landmark decision in the Used Soft versus Oracle case, ruling that the owner of copyright in software cannot prevent a perpetual licensee who has downloaded the software from the internet from selling his ‘used’ licence.