"Microsoft's switch to a copyright claim might - pending appeal - have backfired, as a subsequent deeper dive into the From SA program could leave the company wishing it had simply gone down the route of a no-fault settlement years ago, before the stakes started getting higher."
Microsoft's 'From SA' scheme on trial as license resale row refuses to die
"Jonathan Horley, boss at reseller ValueLicensing (VL), told The Register: "VL believe the 'From SA' program was designed and intended to keep perpetual Office and Windows licenses off the market at precisely the point Microsoft was shifting everyone to Office/Microsoft 365, stifling competition.
"This affected VL directly and everyone having to buy or sell those products from 2014 to 2024 across the UK and Europe. This is why we are issuing an application for further disclosure on the program and resisting the Stay application which continues a long list of delaying tactics used by Microsoft since 2020.""