In a message dated 12/19/02 1:08:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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> Do they even have this piece of paper?  Maybe, buried in some long-lost file
> folder whose value has been unknown ever since its creation.  It's not so
> simple as an affidavit saying we sold suchnsuch to sonso; HP wants the
> "original signed invoice" creating the initial sale!
>
>

...Which went into the trash bin when the trustee cleaned out the file
cabinets.

HP has always put a strong burden of proof on the new owner and has normally
done next to nothing to acknowledge legitimate situations where paper proof
is missing.
It might be very prudent for everyone to review with HP their proof of
license ownership now rather than wait for problems to occur later.

Wayne