Class action lawsuit against EULAs
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on February 10, 2003 at 9:48:32 PM
The end user agreements that you must accept before doing stuff with software isn't what is under fire, It is the fact that you need to open the package first. Anyone else see where this is going?
I guess people have no common sense these days, companies will protect themselves with their IP and from your lawsuits... Like this one.
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Specifically, the suit, which was brought by Cathy Baker, claims that Microsoft, Symantec, CompUSA, Best Buy and other unnamed retailers don't allow people to read "shrink wrap" licenses--agreements printed inside the box or incorporated into the software itself--before they buy a product.
I guess people have no common sense these days, companies will protect themselves with their IP and from your lawsuits... Like this one.