Legal position (was RE: [ILUG] (no subject))

[AJ McKee]

If anyone wants to get technical, the bot is under the operation or control
of a person legal or natural. The bot does not posess its own identity
either natural or legal. The operators,creators of the bot may therfore be
responsible for its operation and consequences.

Ru as far as i know I would not trust a EULA agreement at all. Always read
them as they leave you with fsck all rights especiallay M$ ones.

Aj

-----Original Message-----
From: ilug-admin at linux.ie [mailto:ilug-admin at linux.ie]On Behalf Of
Ruairi Newman
Sent: 19 February 2002 10:37
To: John Flanagan; breatpro at exchange.ie.ml.com
Cc: ILUG
Subject: Legal position (was RE: [ILUG] (no subject))


On Tue, 2002-02-19 at 10:30, John Flanagan wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin)
>
> ...unfortunately the bots don't read, and technically as
> it was the bot that harvested the address, and then posted to the list, it
> may be difficult to enforce it...
>

Hmm.  So - as a corollary - if I was to put together a machine that
removed the packaging on software automatically, without the need for
intervention, I'm not bound by software vendors licensing in cases where
it states that I accept the license by opening the packaging?

Interesting.

R.


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