In:
http://www.ibm.com/legal/us/en/
Terms of use
I read:
... IBM grants you non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited permission to
access
and display the Web pages within this site, solely on your computer and for
your
personal, non-commercial use of this Web site.
Does "personal, non-commercial use" prohibit my using the Web pages in
connection
with my employment? Does "your computer" mean a computer to which I have legal
title, or any computer that my employer or perhaps a public library allows me
to use?
If I format the pages on a corporate server and display them on a thin client
on my
desk, does this conform to the TOS? What's the definition of "your" and
"personal"?
IBM Legal ought to jump in. "We're just being ultra-careful, but of course we
can
exercise discretion concerning ordinary use" or "Lawyers do that sort of stuff
all the
time; it doesn't mean anything; it's just CYA" isn't very comforting.
Am I in violation of the TOS by quoting the excerpt above, or does Fair Use
excuse me?
Perhaps I should submit a RCF.
-- gil
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