Michael Madison, clearly on roll, points to a recent Seventh Second Circuit ruling [PDF] that gives those victimized by End User License Agreements (EULAs) new hope: "If a software user merely 'licenses' the software, then (allegedly) the rights of 'owners' don't apply. Judge Leval decisively and rightly rejects the idea that Section 117 can be bypassed by the software developer’s unilateral characterization of the transaction as a 'license.'"

Update: Seth Finkelstein weighs in: "I can't see it being much of a help overall. Sure, it'll go into any argument. But I can't see it'll do much good, sorry."