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mobrien_12:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/07/1412247


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The defence argued that if a large organisation, such as a bank, bought a large number of computers and never used the bundled Microsoft software and sold on the licences, that a company such as Digital could sell those licences, for which Microsoft had already been paid.

The judge rejected the argument. "The fallacy in the argument is that if the bank does not accept the EULA [licence] terms [by operating the software and agreeing the terms], it receives no licence. Thus it can confer no licence for the use of any Microsoft software by passing on the COA (certificate of authenticity), nor can the COA be evidence of, or itself confer, such a licence. Thus, provided that the licensing system is enforceable in law, the circumstances exemplified cannot give rise to a legitimate trade in COAs."

So, according to this judge, in the UK, if you don't agree to the licenses, you don't, in fact, own anything, even if you've paid for it.


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WTF...

WMD:

--- Quote from:  Asshat Judge ---if the bank does not accept the EULA [licence] terms [by operating the software and agreeing the terms], it receives no licence.
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Um...yes it does?

Pathos:
What it means is the bank have already agreed to the licence by purchasing it. The EULA is in affect a contract.

But doesn't this mean MS have to provide a highly visible warning that there by purchasing the software at a store that you are bound by a rather restrictive  contract (EULA)? Or is it totally the customers responsibility to check if certain software deviates from standard software licensing ?

mobrien_12:
No, it means that by not using the software, the bank forfeits all rights to it.

mobrien_12:
No, it means that by not using the software, the bank forfeits all rights to it, even though MS gets paid.  

Nice racket, huh?  The mafia should get in on that action.

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