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From: c60c-3aw@tarantula.berkeley.edu (Andy McFadden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Blindness / pirating
Summary: Why not...
Keywords: not entirely serious
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Date: 23 Oct 88 02:20:39 GMT
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In article <10311@cup.portal.com> SCP@cup.portal.com (Sunshine Computer Products) writes:
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>This is, word for word, the agreement Timeworks give you when you buy
>software from them (Publish It!, at least).  No signature required or
>requested.  Where do they get off telling me what I agree to?  How can
>they tell me that I understand something?  

It's very simple.  By opening the software package (shrink wrap) you are
agreeing to be bound by any terms listed inside.  If the terms say that you
have to hand over your first born child, you are legally bound to do so
except in states where shrink-wrap licenses are prohibited.

We ought to send software companies a letter, incide of which is a statment
to the effect that by opening this letter they have agreed to remove all
silly license agreements from their packages.

Just a thought.

>Douglas Granzow  scp@cup.portal.com

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