Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> http://linuxadvocate.org/articles.php?p=1
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> Among the terms (legal-speak on left, brevity on the right):
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> | You may install and use Windows XP Home on one computer.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | If you share files or printers with other computers in your house, you
> | are not allowed to share with more than 5 other computers.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | You agree that at any time, and at the request of "content providers"
> | (eg. media giants such as Sony and BMG), Microsoft may disable certain
> | features on your computer, such as the ability to play your music or
> | movie files.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | You agree that Microsoft can automatically and without your consent put
> | new software on your computer.
Does it say anything about removing OLD software?
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Microsoft may collect information about your computer and may share it
> | with other companies, but this may not include personal information
> | about you.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | You may not rent, lease, or lend your computer with Windows XP Home on
> | it.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Microsoft is not responsible for any damages. This includes loss of
> | profit, the release of confidential information, or the loss of your
> | privacy.
> |
> | Microsoft is further not liable for failing to use "good faith,"
> | "reasonable care" or for negligence.
> |
> | Microsoft is not liable even if they break the terms of this agreement.
Once again the EULA providers show their contempt for the concept of
contracts. The penalty for them to break the EULA is trivial or
nothing. The penalty for ME to break the EULA is ruin. They claim
that violations of the EULA means the license is revoked, and using the
product violates their copyrights ... which opens me up to over
$100,000 in fines, legal costs, and possibly jail if the new copyright
proposals become law. The EULA is a one way contract, the buyer gets
nothing that goes beyond what he paid for at the retail store, but he
does lose lots.
It brings the culture of master and serf into the 21st century.
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> If you think it's bad, have a look in the site. There are /plenty/ more.
Use Microsoft, go to jail.
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