Denis Moreaux ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, 2002-01-15 at 16:36, Brian J. Murrell wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 03:07:54PM +0100, Han wrote: > > > > > > Probably a very wise decission. Everything that arrives on a > > > hotmail server is considered to be owned by microsoft. If you Send > > > anything to this newsgroup it will be owned by microsoft. I simply > > > bounce mail from hotmail servers. > > > > Can you point me to somewhere that they assert this claim? I know > > some folks who at least would like a chuckle at reading this. > > AFAIK, Passport EULA make documents ORIGINATING FROM a service using > Passport have the double licence (the original one and the Microsoft > one). there was a lot of talks about it on slashdot... > > I don't know if the EULA is still the same or has been chanced to > something more sane, but ownership can only be granted if someone > using hotmail SENDS something (quotes/full messages, his own > messages,...) > > But again, curent EULA has to be checked to see if they did not > backpedal !!!
My original remark contained a ";)" meaning not to be taken too seriously. I doubt it will ever go to trial if somebody sends a patch here, and I don't think m$ will ever have a "legal" claim what so ever. It is just something to keep in the back of your head. The American law just begs for civil disobedience. :) Groetjes, Han. -- http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/software
