-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Greg Ewing wrote:
> I've never been entirely sure what gives them the > right to make such restrictions. Copyright law says > you need permission to copy something, but it doesn't > say you need permission to *use* it. > > I suppose they would argue that in order to use it > you have to copy it onto your computer's disk. But > that's like saying I need a licence to read a book > because I'm copying it into my brain, or something. > No, the deal with the EULAs is that it is not really a license, more like a non-negotiated contract. That's why you need to "accept" it and that is also why it is actually not clear whether these "contracts" are valid. The click-wrap licenses were deemed un-enforceable in some countries due to their wildly imbalanced content and non-negotiability, sometimes even requiring you to agree to unknown terms you couldn't read before (shrink-wrap licenses). Strictly speaking, you could probably just ignore the EULA and use the product without accepting the license, because then it would fall back to the copyright law that doesn't restrict use, only distribution. That's probably why they are made as "click-wrap" - to ensure you cannot do it. Regards, Jan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mandriva - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH16Vhn11XseNj94gRAm/jAJ9DZzy4cLKsoiPeom0JCYkpMjHOKQCgjrdX 7055gF4OvEEAcsNygWiOPyI= =LAa0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Soya-user mailing list Soya-user@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/soya-user
