Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:26999 comp.misc:4495 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Sullivan From: Sullivan@cup.portal.com (sullivan - segall) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.misc Subject: Re: Software Development And Piracy (Spurred By FTL replies) Message-ID: <12873@cup.portal.com> Date: 23 Dec 88 08:08:18 GMT References: <729@optilink.UUCP> <2867@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> Distribution: na Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 32 From article <729@optilink.UUCP>, by cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer): " Have you ever entered a U.S. military base? There is a notice at the " entrance that says that you agree that your vehicle can be searched at " any time. Do you have any question in your mind that the courts do " not consider that a binding contract? Is it any different from a " shrink-wrap agreement? Yes, I do have some question in my mind about that. I would guess that the sign without the "you agree" part would have as much force, or that the sign is not necessary at all for a search to take place without being disputed by a court. So, it's probably the same as a shrink-wrap agreement in having no legal force. (From the fact that I'm willing to offer an opinion about this, you can probably deduce that I'm not a lawyer ...) Greg, lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu More to the point, that sign does not constitute a binding legal agreement. If you drive your car on base, and someone asks to search it, you have the right to refuse. Of course, if you refuse, you will be removed from the base, and your entry permit will be revoked. However, even though there is a sign at the entrance, you are under no legal obligation to consent to search. On the other hand, certain circumstances do warrant search without consent. -Sullivan Segall (The damned editor isn't working here at Portal (we can make it more painful for you to read net mail than anyone else) Communications, so you'll have to live without my .signature, I know you're disappointed...)