Re: Legality of software "handmedowns"
From: hermes (hermes_at_messenger.net)
Date: 07/28/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 17:34:58 -0500
Dave wrote:
>Oh, my God, what an unbelievable pain in the ass! Pardon my French, but it's
>ludicrous. I don't blame MSoft for "preventing thievery", but these extreme
>measures to be taken just when you're swapping out hardware are ridiculous.
>
>Alright, then. Who's the hotshot I would call whenever I decide to swap out
>my memory, my motherboard, my hard drive, or even get permission to take a
>poop? What's the number?
>
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>
You should read the eula so that you identify which parts of it you may
find unconscionable. Then you should see these websites:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/
http://microscum.com/mmpafaq/
http://www.windows-sucks.com
They bring attention to your fair use rights for using a copy of
software that you purchased and own in the privacy of your own home for
non-commercial usage. Research the matter then make up your own mind.
Noone has the right how to tell you to use your stuff in your own home.
-- hermes DRM sux! Treacherous Computing kills our virtual civil liberties! http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/index.html http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html http://anti-dmca.org/ http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/unintended_consequences.php Windows XP crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams
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