From: Aaron McDaid (hoss at domain technologist.com)
Date: Sat 07 Apr 2001 - 03:59:05 IST
On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 03:12:38AM -0700, kosullivan_xlib Last Name wrote:
> I was sent the following message by a freien at work.
>
>This is very scary ... considering how many people out there use
>hotmail addresses. Did you know that Microsoft owns the rights to
>ANYTHING that you send through a hotmail server? And, yes, that
>includes proprietary, topsecret, business-y information too
> >http://www.moongroup.com/stories.php?story=01/04/02/0156291
> >http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/18002.html
>
> WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH!
>
> Just because someone claims to own something doesn't mean that they do.
> However it is good to know what some people think they can get away with.
I vaguely remember learning the basics of contract law in secondary
school. There were many points necessary for a contract to be valid,
along the lines of offer,acceptance etc.
Is it not the responsibility of Microsoft or whoever to ensure that
the user has read the license - not just that the user had the
opportunity to read it?
Even if they could prove I clicked "I agree" they can't prove that
I was aware of what I was signing up to, even if it's just
my laziness!
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