Ian Singer wrote in a message to Albert Sodyl:
AS> I didn't buy anything, I get everything for free 10 gigs of
AS> anything you want for free along with a new computer.
IS> In most cases, unless it is being specifically written for
IS> you, you dont buy software, you only buy a licence to use
IS> it. If you read a lot of agreements first of all you will
IS> find that by opening the package you agree to their terms,
IS> then you will find that you can not read their terms without
IS> opening the package, then you will see that at any time they
IS> consider the agreement to have been broken they can request
IS> back all their software (originals and copies).
And from what I hear, a lot of the stuff in those "shrinkwrap licenses" can
be considered more or less unenforceable...
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