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Hi deeths, my site leaves it up to the seller (or buyer) to comply with restrictions on the usage of software. This seems to be how ebay deals with this issue as well. For example, there is a lot of used software on ebay that has restrictions regarding where software can be used (only in N. America, etc.)

The difference between my site and ebay is that because my company is based exclusively in Europe, my site isn't bound by the Vernor v Autodesk ruling and instead relies on the UsedSoft v Oracle ruling, at least when it comes to EU citizens. This is what allows my site to let EU citizens resell their used iOS apps or even their used Steam games. Other than the UsedSoft v Oracle issue, my site operates pretty much like ebay regarding software usage restrictions.




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