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Previously on "Do you read software license agreements?"
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Some of the disclaimers on software products can be an eye opener, and well buried, for instance I recall reading a Versign agreement and it disclaimed liability for just about everything imaginable related to the product, including its intended use.
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostFrom the iTunes licence agreement:
You also agree that you will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, missiles, or chemical or biological weapons.
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Originally posted by zeitghostIt's a well known fact in certain circles that the North Koreans used an array of iPods to calculate the fuzing for their nukes.
Honest.
They were all set to play "Ashes and Diamonds" from "The Final Cut".
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I've only read them twice.
Just so I could copy and paste the relevant points out in an email to tell an idiot support person who was trying to get me to delete software off my machine that I needed to use to produce the application they wanted to produce, had an Opensource license.
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Originally posted by WotNxt View PostI used to read them religiously but now I just look for the salient points or any deviation from the standard clauses - if a brief assessment of the risks and impacts of not doing so justify it.
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From the iTunes licence agreement:
You also agree that you will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, missiles, or chemical or biological weapons.
I can't get the feckin thing to sort compilation albums properly so how the feck I would even begin to use it for these purposes is beyond me???
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Its usually pointless to read these things. They are usually photocopies of Microsoft's..and if the the print is too small to read...and you get taken to court...it is a possible defence. (possibly)
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I used to read them religiously but now I just look for the salient points or any deviation from the standard clauses - if a brief assessment of the risks and impacts of not doing so justify it.
If it was a £15,000pa client-server system with [per seat/per concurrent user] and/or per processor licensing model being used to process mission critical financial data then I guess I would read the licence fairly carefully.
If it was a shareware image editing application I was installing at home for personal use then all I would be interested in was how long I could use it for before I would need to pay for it and I would "suck it and see" on the rest.
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you should get a post count +1 for filling in a poll, it takes time, we shoudl be rewarded
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I dont have time to read that rubbish! I am too busy posting carp on TPD.
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Do you read software license agreements?
54I always read and ensure that I fully understand a licence agreement1.85%1I usually tick the ‘I’ve read and agree box’ immediately29.63%16I usually do a bit of a pointless skimming through it before agreeing20.37%11I’ve never read a single software license agreement in its entirety16.67%9I read all small print in my financial/legal documents7.41%4Legal small print in documents is intended to mislead and obfuscate and so I don’t bother reading it12.96%7AndyW11.11%6The poll is expired.
There’s often a license agreement to agree before installing software. Do you read it?
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