> Message: 10 > Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:52:14 -0500 > From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> . . . . > David Boles wrote: > > > Honestly. Just read one of the darn EULAs. Or have an attorney explain it > > to you. > > You have an extremely one-sided view. There is no reason to assume that > everything a EULA demands is legal. You may end up in an expensive > lawsuit if you break it, but it's a mix bag who will win. For example, > if someone sells you a product and demands that you can't resell it, > that demand is not legal: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/11/28/us_court_ruling_nixes_software/ > If they say you can't reverse engineer it, that's still up in the air: > http://cse.stanford.edu/class/cs201/projects-99-00/intellectual-property-law/reverse_engineering.htm > although the DCMA would apply to some software and change things in > countries that support it. > Thanks Les. I could not recall DMCA, but that's the ugly law I meant. The problem with EULA's is that you have to fight them out in court. If a publisher make them nasty enough, many people will just give in and accept the terms, as David suggested. I can recommend http://www.badsoftware.com as a very informative site about consumer protections regarding packaged software. The author behind the site (and an author of the associated book) is an attorney and a software test practitioner, as well as an awfully nice guy. Erik > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx =
