Get Rid Of The EULA
from the simple-as-that dept
While it's almost definitely not legally enforcible, someone has come up with a script that automatically removes any software's end user license agreement so that users can (truthfully) claim that they never saw or agreed to the EULA. The writer suggests that EULAs are illegal in that they limit what you can do with something that you've bought and own - something that can only be done by law, and not by a corporation.
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Amusing, But Wrong
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Re: Amusing, But Wrong
Note that what makes it a sale is that you go to the store, give them money, and they give you the box. Software that expires and needs new licenses every year is licensed rather than sold.
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Re: Amusing, But Wrong
Licensing is very complex and there are a vairety of laws that apply - articles like this one don't really help anybody because the spread misinformation and simplistic views.
BTW, I disagree with your last statement about the distinction between software that is licensed rather than sold. I believe you'll find that virtually all software is licensed. Expiration only comes into play with respect to the term of the license - which may be perpeptual.
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They just did the standard "duck" test. It looks like a sale (you give money, they give you product), it acts like a sale (there is no on-going relationship after you give them your money), therefore it is a sale. If the software expired or needed to be renewed, then there would be an on-going relationship and, therefore, a license.
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