On 27 Sep 01 at 21:00, Sam Heywood wrote:
>>Some restrictions on freedom of speech for current and former
>>employees are very reasonable. To discuss trade secrets or state
>>secrets with people who neither have the clearance nor the need to
>>know would be to commit espionage. This is not the same thing as
>>placing restrictions on a customer's right to criticise a consumer
>>product. That should not be a crime. It should not be cause for a
>>civil lawsuit either if the customer can show that he is not lying
>>about the product's shortcomings and deficiencies.
I agree, that this license aggreement really sucks. I was only making
the point that contractual aggreements entered into voluntarily and
knowingly can abridge the the rights of either party. I guess to be
more accurate the partys SURRENDER their right(s) in a limited
cirucmstance.
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
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and put it back in your pocket.
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