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By that logic, nobody is allowed to controls the means by which their software is run.As far as I know, this is true.
> You don't get to decide if people have to pay you,
No law says I have to, AFAIK.
> or if people have to have your permission first
There’s no law I know which gives authors this right of deciding whether anyone has the right to run the software.
> or if they're allowed to (legally) copy it, etc.
Copying is regulated by copyright law. But once I have acquired a copy, what law disallows me from running that copy however I want?
