Jon Galt on Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:01:27 -0500


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Re: [PLUG] Recommend a Laptop


On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Bill Jonas wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 03:32:23PM -0500, LeRoy Cressy wrote:
> > If I remember right Toshiba had a lawsuit against them for the EULA and
> > now they state that merely opening the case means that you except the
> > terms of the license.  I think that the other companies have followed
> > suit.
> 
> Wow.  To my understanding (IANAL), EULAs are on shaky enough legal
> ground as it is.  Well, I don't see how they can get away with *that*
> unless they provide you with a paper copy of it that you have to agree
> to *before* you open the case.  ("By reading this sentence, you agree to
> pay me $3,000.")

LOL.  Exactly!

Wayne


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