-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ____/ Doug Mentohl on Wednesday 11 March 2009 15:37 : \____
> 'By using the software, you accept these terms .. You can recover from > Microsoft and its suppliers only direct damages up to the amount you > paid for the software' > > 'This limitation applies to .. claims for breach of contract, breach of > warranty, guarantee or condition, strict liability, negligence, or other > tort to the extent permitted by applicable law' > > 'The first user of the software may reassign the license to another > device one time' > > 'The first user of the software may make a one time transfer of the > software, and this agreement, directly to a third party' > > http://download.microsoft.com/documents/useterms/Windows%20Vista_Ultimate_English_36d0fe99-75e4-4875-8153-889cf5105718.pdf This might also be unconstitutional in the US. As for the UK: Do Microsoft's EULAs have any real legal basis? ,----[ Quote ] | "Microsoft has no special exemption from the sale of goods act." Well, | no, probably not - but it might still be selling you "services" | instead of "goods". But the real point to remember is that it doesn't | matter a jot what the "logical" position is, it is what the courts | decide that matters. | | As far as I know, no one has tested Microsoft's EULAs in a UK court | and, until someone does, Microsoft will just go on assuming that they | work. And I don't fancy the risk of taking on Microsoft's expensive | lawyers in court myself... `---- http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/04/25/microsoft_eula/ - -- ~~ Best of wishes Roy S. Schestowitz | Disclaimer: no SCO code used to generate this post http://Schestowitz.com | RHAT Linux | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E 19:20:01 up 7 days, 5:38, 2 users, load average: 0.60, 0.79, 0.95 http://iuron.com - Open Source knowledge engine project -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkm4EGAACgkQU4xAY3RXLo4HNgCaA6lbeVZL9qxxsy1jJaGPuO0A 2X8AmgMx3ekRAeOmrT6JG0yj+0zu9o4x =VHVn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
