" and BMW reserves the right to remove the wheels of your car when they want to"
Interesting. Must be different in Germany, as I didn't see this in my purchase agreement (yes, I did read it - all of it). So, in this instance, BMW would be committing theft, and a host of other interesting crimes, I'm sure. Microsoft at least notified you of what to expect. Apparently you DIDN'T read it - or ignored it. A or !A - Which? Can't be both. "If it does, the law itself is flawed." That, in and of itself, is a given. Might I suggest studying law and changing it rather than playing video games? Seems to me that this solution would solve both issues. -rtk -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stefan Esser Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 6:53 PM To: Presler, KennethX M Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Computer Sabotage by Microsoft Hello, > And towards the end of the EULA it states "Microsoft reserves the > right to upgrade\modify software on your XBOX system" and BMW reserves the right to remove the wheels of your car when they want to. Even if that would be within any agreement. Once you bought your car, anyone touching it (including BMW) will go to court. There is no logical reason why law should handle the copy of software on the XBOX harddisk in a different way than a car. If it does, the law itself is flawed. Stefan -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stefan Esser [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-matters Security http://security.e-matters.de/ GPG-Key gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-key 0xCF6CAE69 Key fingerprint B418 B290 ACC0 C8E5 8292 8B72 D6B0 7704 CF6C AE69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did I help you? Consider a gift: http://wishlist.suspekt.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
