RE: BK kernel workflow

Scott Lockwood
2004-10-29T14:47:41Z

US Courts have recently ruled that EULA's are legal. So when you buy a
copy of MS Office at the store, the EULA it contains is still binding. I
work at the law firm that represents the MPAA and the RIAA - I can find
out the exact ruling if you wish.

BK's EULA is similarly enforceable.

The horse is dead - you can stop beating it now.

>
>> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:22:25 -0700
>> "David Schwartz" <davids@webmaster.com> wrote:
>
>> > I just downloaded bitkeeper, and I didn't have to consent
>> > to any license.
>> > So you can legally acquire BitKeeper without accepting the
>> > license terms. So
>> > this whole argument is irrelevent
>
>> You can acquire it, but the first time you ever try to use
>> it you will be asked to page through the text of the license
>> and agree to it.
>
> That does not matter. Once you lawfully acquire it, you automatically
> have
> the (transferrable!) right to use it. Really. Otherwise, as I said, I
> could
> put my copyrighted poem up on billboards (along with a license if you
> want)
> and then sue everyone who read it.
>
> In the United States, the license, to be valid, must be a condition of
> obtaining lawful possession of the copyrighted work. If you disagree,
> please
> feel free to cite cases where this argument was raised and rejected.
>
> DS
>
>
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