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*Established in litigation that its customers are licensees, not owners, of the software they buy; in ''Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc.'' the Ninth Circuit held that the first-sale doctrine does not let a buyer resell a used copy.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc. (slip opinion) |url=https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |author=U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |date=2010-09-10 |publisher=United States Courts |access-date=2026-07-06}}</ref>

*Transitioned all of its products from perpetual licenses to subscriptions and multi-year contracts billed annually in the past few years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-06 |title=Autodesk Fiscal Year 2025 Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement |url=https://investors.autodesk.com/static-files/5a13740d-d370-40e9-aeac-8ac257ca85ff |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250705192736/https://investors.autodesk.com/static-files/5a13740d-d370-40e9-aeac-8ac257ca85ff |archive-date=5 Jul 2025 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Autodesk Investor Relations}}</ref>

*Autodesk sent an email stating that beginning May 7, 2017, renewal prices would increase by 5% in 2017, 10% in 2018, and 20% in 2019, effectively ~~forcing~~ those who paid a premium for perpetual, floating network license over to their subscription model.

*Autodesk sent an email stating that beginning May 7, 2017, renewal prices would increase by 5% in 2017, 10% in 2018, and 20% in 2019, then eventually no longer offered maintenance on perpetual licenses. This effectively forced those who paid a premium for perpetual, floating network license and paid maintenance for years, over to their subscription model.<ref>Autodesk price increase email [[:File:Important Update Changes to your maintenance plan.pdf]]</ref>

===Strong-arming user compliance===

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 *Established in litigation that its customers are licensees, not owners, of the software they buy; in ''Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc.'' the Ninth Circuit held that the first-sale doctrine does not let a buyer resell a used copy.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc. (slip opinion) |url=https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/09/10/09-35969.pdf |author=U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |date=2010-09-10 |publisher=United States Courts |access-date=2026-07-06}}</ref>
 *Transitioned all of its products from perpetual licenses to subscriptions and multi-year contracts billed annually in the past few years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-06 |title=Autodesk Fiscal Year 2025 Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement |url=https://investors.autodesk.com/static-files/5a13740d-d370-40e9-aeac-8ac257ca85ff |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250705192736/https://investors.autodesk.com/static-files/5a13740d-d370-40e9-aeac-8ac257ca85ff |archive-date=5 Jul 2025 |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Autodesk Investor Relations}}</ref>
-*Autodesk sent an email stating that beginning May 7, 2017, renewal prices would increase by 5% in 2017, 10% in 2018, and 20% in 2019, effectively forcing those who paid a premium for perpetual, floating network license over to their subscription model.
+*Autodesk sent an email stating that beginning May 7, 2017, renewal prices would increase by 5% in 2017, 10% in 2018, and 20% in 2019,  then eventually no longer offered maintenance on perpetual licenses.  This effectively forced those who paid a premium for perpetual, floating network license and paid maintenance for years, over to their subscription model.<ref>Autodesk price increase email [[:File:Important Update Changes to your maintenance plan.pdf]]</ref>
 ===Strong-arming user compliance===