[SGVLUG] Wiley v. Kirtsaeng - it's a big issue

[DYN: Jim Workman]

I may be naïve, but I thought most EULAs say something like "yes, you've purchased a license to use this software, but we still own it."  They don't necessarily include the explanation that they have 5000 man-hours into it so the $50 you paid does not make you a distributor.

 

Jim

 

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From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On Behalf Of Miguel Hernandez
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 5:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Wiley v. Kirtsaeng - it's a big issue

 

This is quite disturbing, thanks for sharing it, Matti.

 

As sad as I am to say this, I have to agree w/Dustin. This stuff ain't gonna change. It's like software EULA's where folks never read them but if they did, they'd be supremely alarmed. They all pretty much say the same thing- "yes, you've purchased this software, but we still own it." The general populace is still in the dark about what EULAs really say as noone ever reads them. I only got to read them as I was doing Software QA for a product like 13yrs. ago & the EULA was part of the documentation testing portion of my test cases. I worked for the company & I was still in shock. As much as I try to bring awareness to other end users about this, they still never read them. I guess they just can't be bothered.

 

cheers,

--miguel

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