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From: mpd@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,misc.legal
Subject: Re: Do *NOT* reveal or mention "hacking" information (was Re: paper clip trick)
Message-ID: <240@anomaly.sbs.com>
Date: 16 Nov 90 17:58:58 GMT
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sigma@pawl.rpi.edu (Kevin J Martin) writes:

>Uh, excuse me, but have you *read* the license that comes with just about
>any software you buy these days?  Most of them clearly state, in thick
>legalese, "You do NOT own this software, you have been given a LICENSE to
>use this software, Company X still OWNS this software, etc" and they then
>proceed to restrict just about every right they can think of.

Uh, excuse me, but courts have ruled that "shrink wrap" licenses are not
binding...

MD
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