Leonard Rosenthol on Mon, 4 Sep 2000 13:45:35 -0400 (EDT)


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Re: [PLUG] :Cue:Cat and Intellectual Property


At 12:12 AM -0400 9/2/00, Bill Jonas wrote:
<question type="rhetorical" value="semi">
So, considering the questionable legality of EULAs and such, and the
fact that I didn't have to sign any contract to get it, *and* the fact
that I haven't installed the software (and thereby "agreed" to the
licensing agreement), am I bound by any terms of use on the device?
</question>

Actually, EULA's have been upheld by a number of courts and are quite binding - assuming that the company really wants to go after you.

But if you didn't "break the shrinkwrap", therefore agreeing to the EULA, you can use the hardware all you want - there is no implied license (that I am aware of) there.


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