> It seems to me that by preventing users from reselling their software, Apple (and the Google Play Store) are probably violating EU law on this matter.
No actually; the law says it's _allowed_ to resell software, but it doesn't say companies are _required_ to make software transferable. If they did make it mandatory, it'd be the end for digital-only software like the app stores, Steam, etc.
> On 3 July 2012, the ECJ handed down its landmark decision in UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle International Corp (C-128/11), 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. This decision has significant implications for the software and other digital industries.
No actually; the law says it's _allowed_ to resell software, but it doesn't say companies are _required_ to make software transferable. If they did make it mandatory, it'd be the end for digital-only software like the app stores, Steam, etc.