Re: ok, let's clear this up MS - is Product Activation really restricted?

Stephen wrote: 
Bruce Chambers wrote:


He's coming at it from a different angle than you - I don't think it is an issue of his integrity.


I'd have to disagree with that. He's taken the position that it's OK for someone to freely and voluntarily enter into a contract, and then to later renege on that contract merely because abiding by its terms is no longer convenient. That is a matter of integrity.

He's staking out some rights he thinks he is entitled to - you know, fair use rights [especially within the home] and right to privacy


No, not really. He's just using that as a distraction. How can one's "fair use" possibly be threatened by an agreement into which one voluntarily enters. By agreeing to the contract, one is agreeing that one's "fair use" isn't abridged.


... verses your point of view which is how the law and and business contracting server corporate profit and interest


My primary concern is the integrity involved in the matter. In this case, it just happens that currently existing the laws support my position.


and how best to defeat human "rights" should they interfere.


	Huh?


Yes, I worded it to sound a bit nasty - but it's not personal and I'm only doing it to press a point; but it is my opinion that human rights, especially that of the individual in her or his home should be more than respected, they should be revered.


And I'd certainly not argue with that. I simply don't see how it could possibly be relevant. I can't understand how abiding by the terms of a contract into which one freely enters can be seen as an attack on either human rights or privacy. If you don't like the terms of a contract, don't agree to it. It's as simple as that. If the contract accompanies the use of software, simply use a software product with whose license one agrees.



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