Bob Sneidar wrote:
> On Sep 11, 2012, at 7:09 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>
>> I can't speak to anything related to the "legality" of any EULA,
>> but I do believe in one ethical priority: the intent of the creator
>> of a work.
>>
>> The act of creating anything is a special human endeavor, and as
>> such in my book it's sacred. Once a work is created, the creator
>> must, IMNSHO, retain the right to decide the terms governing its
>> use. Anything less seems uncivilized, or at least certainly
>> unmotivating.
>>
>> If I make a software product and decide to license it under terms
>> that require the user to give me complete control over their bank
>> accounts, that's fully within my rights to ask for.
>
> I don't normally disagree with things you say, but I have to this
> time. There is plenty of case law showing that certain contractual
> limits have no legal weight.
I think we're still in agreement.
Consider this my "severability clause": if any part of my post violates
any municipal, state, or federal law, all other parts of the post remain
in as much force as they might merit. ;)
The main point I was aiming for was that even if we find the terms of a
EULA distasteful, we're free to choose alternative products that offer
terms more to our liking.
--
Richard Gaskin
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