Perhaps the legally inclined amongst use may choose to strengthen and tighten the language in this document to make it as binding as the originals it mocks...
http://smallprint.netzoo.net/reag/ READ CAREFULLY. By [accepting this material|accepting this payment|accepting this business-card|viewing this t-shirt|reading this sticker] you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies ("BOGUS AGREEMENTS") that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer. Sigh! I keep telling business folk that harsh EULA's are public relations disasters. Why spend huge sums convincing people you are nice, and trustworthy and you like and trust them.... ...and then slap an EULA on your product that makes explicit and abundantly and legalistically clear that you neither like or trust them, indeed you harbour grave suspicions about their intentions and honesty whilst reserving the right to perform ethically dubious actions yourself! Sigh! It's one of the many reasons I love using Linux and Open Source. "Oh everybody does that, it just there to keep the lawyers happy..." Maybe. However every customer I have met feels a little let down and bitter at meeting one of these things after having layed out large chunks of hard cash... I wonder when the first jury will accept the argument that the phrase "I Accept" has long meant in Common Usage, "Get Lost you Frustrating Clueless Bunch of @%$#!" After reading endless streams of guff about limitations, jurisdictions, blah blah blah.. Oh! How sweet it is to simply read.. "There is no warranty. If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces." John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Zealand
