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Judge Knocks EULAs Back A Bit (4.00 / 3) (#75)
by br3n on Wed Apr 6th, 2005 at 10:02:45 EST
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20050405/1640210_F.shtml
Contributed by Mike
Software "end user license agreements" (EULAs) have received plenty of attention over the years for a variety of problems associated with them. First off, most EULAs are non-negotiable, which has some wondering how valid they can be as a contract. Next EULAs are often used to hide that you've agreed to install spyware or to force you to give the software creator extraordinary rights over your computer. Typically, these EULAs tend to be clear as mud.

has a link to another article here
http://madisonian.net/archives/2005/04/05/limiting-software-licenses/
Limiting Software Licenses
by MJM
A win for software users: Krause v. Titleserv, Inc. (pdf), decided by the Second Circuit late last month, which contains a long and thoughtful analysis of Section 117 of the Copyright Act by Judge Leval. Section 117 grants certain rights to copy software to the "owner" of a particular copy, a phrasing that software companies have long seized on to justify many of the more onerous provisions of mass market software licenses. If a software user merely "licenses" the software, then (allegedly) the rights of "owners" don't apply.

has a link to the pdf ruling

br3n

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