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voidmain:
Actually M$ does force you to scroll to the bottom before proceding on some of their products.  I believe NT was like this but I think in win2k they stopped. Now in XP they make you call a phone number.  Hmmm, getting better or worse?  Seems like they might have been on the right track for a little while and then got the full frontal.

[ July 23, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

choasforages:
cuase if you read through that shit you wou;dnt click yes

TB:
I think there should be some form of challenge towards the legality of EULA's......if anything just to make some noise. Because as long as people keep blindly clicking 'yes' people will keep on blindly signing away their rights. If a precedent can be established, who knows? Maybe lawmakers might actually decide to PROTECT us from these corporate sleazebags, rather than leave us at the mercy of them.

mtcx:
There seems to be no proof that you clicked the "I Agree" button.  There were no witnesses, somebody else could have done it against your will, etc.  I bet it really isn't legal either considering there is no type of signature involved.

beltorak0:
actually, it is legal under the UCITA which VA and MD have passed. the UCITA allows (among other heinous things) the binding of a user to the EULA before letting the user read the EULA.  The EULA can now lawfully state that opening the software package and or installing the software constitutes agreement to the EULA, but this only appears after installation is complete.  Furthermore, the UCITA allows the EULA to prevent the software producer from being held liable for any damage caused by use of the software, but only applies to softwae that has a "click thru" or "shrink wrap" license.  This  is a free software destroyer because it allows people to sue programmers that do not have this clause in the license agreement.  Do a google search for the terms "UCITA click through" and "UCITA shrink wrap" for a more revealing look.

-t.

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