where can i buy a copy of Autocad Release 14?

Can anyone tell me where I can buy a copy of Audtocad Release 14?

 

From Autodesk of course

 

perhaps ebay...

 

But Clinton, that would be an illegal copy.

 

Ooops. I suppose you're right. Why would somebody want r14 rather than a
current version?

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Fast version, lighter footprint, little 3d work, lots of legacy
customization.

 

Maybe they're running it on an older slower computer.

 

lol intresting way of looking at it, wonder if that would stand up in court

 

Whether they sell or support is not relevant. They still own it, and
have the right to sue anyone that steals their intellectual property.
Even if they(Autodesk) went belly-up, their rights would simply transfer
as a result of the bankruptcy. If I own the patent on a type of hard
drive, but don't build or sell that type of hard drive because I now
sell memory based drives, doesn't mean you can build or sell my type of
hard drive without paying me for the right to use my patented
technology. If I own a tv that sits in my garage and is never used
doesn't mean you can take my tv.

 

You used to be able to buy R14 - 2K on a single CD in Kowloon ...
If you have a personal dated receipt issued in a country that had not yet
signed the International Convention on Copyright AND you don't make copies
for other people you're probably ok

 

Interesting analogy. Intellectual propoperty rights don't apply to something
like a TV. Its content yes but not its electronics. Does the same copyrights
used for artistic creations apply to software? I doubt it.
Now don't patents run out after 17 years?

 

Software is intellectual property and invention combined, governed by
copyrights and patents. Copyrights have much longer expiration dates.
Look at "Peter Pan, which is still protected by copyright. Something
like 70 years after death of heirs. What is death of heirs for corporations?

 

Which one is it? copyright or patent? with what expiration date???

 

AutoDesk still own the COPYRIGHT therefore legal still own the software.
Illegal? How? R14 is a discontinued product, it is no longer sold or
supported, hence there is no requirement to abide by the former R14 license
as the former R14 license has expired.

 

Specific code would be copyright. Concepts would be patented. So if they
invent a method for handling drawings such as modelspace and paperspace
they patent that and no one else can use that concept in their product.
But the actual lines of code to implement the concept are copyrighted.
When the patent runs out you, the competitor are allowed to introduce
that concept into your drawing, but you have to write unique code (not
copy the lines) to get there.

 

Disagree vehemently. Lack of support and refusal to sell a product does
not mean abandonment of license agreement rights. Autocad never
proceeded with suing people who continue to use the older products
simply because the license agreement did not state a time frame
limitation for use of the product. They simply stopped giving discounts
for updating the products.
In fact the argument that they have abandoned the product is easily
contradicted by the fact that the service packs for R14 are still
available on the autodesk website. They may not be writing updated
patches, but they still maintain the product sufficiently to claim any
and all rights to the product.
If I sell you my old copy of Autocad 2000, I am still subject to the
license agreement that I accepted when I first installed and clicked "I
accept," including Autodesk's right to refusal with regards to the
assigning of my rights to the use of the software. The agreement is in
perpetuity.

 

<<The agreement is in
perpetuity.
What about the heirs after the person, who agreed to the license agreement,
rests in peace??? What then? the disks must be returned to autodesk?? By law
the heirs inherit the disks (paid for) but are not bound to any contract.

 

Not being a lawyer, I can only assume that it would be similar to a
mortgage on a home. The transfer of the home is subject to the
conditions on the title, such as the mortgage,tax liabilities, home
owner's association rules etc. Similarly the transfer of the rights to
use the software would be subject to the terms that were accepted by the
person who originally purchased the software. If you don't like the
rules you have the option to allow the property to be claimed by the
mortgagor (you can't be forced to accept an inheritance) or the software
licensor.