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ValueLicensing's managing director, Jon Horley, asserted to The Register: "Once a licence is placed onto the market in Europe, it is protected from the vendor effectively, they've exhausted their rights once it is placed onto the market."

Years of court battles have clarified what sellers are allowed to do with second-hand software and licences. One would think. But Microsoft never gets tired of making life difficult for the market, with multiple small attacks. Read the following article published by ChannelPartner in Germany which has been translated to English.

Now that Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Limited and Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited have acknowledged service of ValueLicensing's claim, Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited could still apply to the Commercial Court to attempt to persuade it to revoke the permission it granted to ValueLicensing to serve the claim on them out of the jurisdiction.

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Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Limited and Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited have acknowledged service of ValueLicensing's claim. Each has confirmed that they will defend the Claim in all its aspects. Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited have also indicated that they intend to contend the jurisdiction of the Court.