On 19/05/16 21:49, Jann Eike KRUSE wrote: > Hi all! > > This is a message to the legal experts on this list: > > I find the EULA of the "Electronic Exchange System" (EES) rather > nasty: [1] > > --- QUOTE: --- Without prejudice to the rights of users under the > legislation relating to the protection of computer programs (which > cannot be contractually denied), users may not in any way: (a) > modify, translate or adapt the EES; (b) decompile or disassemble > the EES; (c) copy the EES (or parts of it); (d) pass on, dispose > of, grant as a sub-licence, lease, lend or distribute EES or EES > documentation to third parties; (e) create any product or service > substantially similar to EES; or (f) copy any ideas, > characteristics or functions of EES.
You just violated that by copying their license text into this email I think I violated it too by quoting your email in the reply > --- END QUOTE --- > > Point (c) is just a bit funny, because I just copied part of the > EEC onto my computer screen by using it... ;) > > But really parts (e) and (f) are alarming. :-( > > It seems to me, that the Commission is actively supporting the > concept of software patents. This reminds me of the Adobe EULA > problem: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnash_%28software%29#Adobe_Flash_Player_End-User_License_Agreement > > And then the EC tries to protect the validity of the EULA by > adding "Without prejudice to the rights of users..." > > Any ideas what can be done about this? Are there activities > regarding such? Comments? > > Greetings, Jann > > [1] > http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/api/authentication/termsandconditions.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing > list [email protected] > https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion > _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
