[ILUG] article on refund of xp costs in france ....

[Conor Daly]

http://www.aful.org/communiques/court-paris-ufc-darty


PC-Windows bundling, first hearing at TGI in Paris : UFC Que Choisir against 
Darty
Last modified: 05/17/2008 02:38 PM
Ironically, as the hearing for the first out of three assignements introduced 
by French consumer association UFC-Que Choisir against systematic sale of 
pre-installed Windows with Personal Computers was held in Court in Paris, we 
learned that manufacturer Asus was condemned in Caen, Normandy (case Hordoir 
vs. Asus, 30 April 2008) to reimburse the client for unwanted software 
licences. While the judgment in Paris is pending, this decision should 
encourage computer manufacturers to reimburse clients more willingly, 
otherwise they might be subjected to frequent assignement and condemnation, 
given the success obtained by the Reimbursement Guide published recently by 
the "Racketware" team.

Balance de la justice

Today, in Court in Paris (at Tribunal de Grande Instance), was held the first 
hearing in the series of trials that oppose consumer association UFC Que 
Choisir and companies accused of violating several articles of the French 
Consumer Code, in particular Article L.122-1 that prohibits bundled sales.

etc ......

Conor
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Conor Daly,                   
Met Eireann, Glasnevin Hill,  
Dublin 9, Ireland             
Ph +3531 8064276 Fax +3531 8064247

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