In the particular case of Spain (and surely all the rest of the European Union), a contract can never contradict a law.
So by law if they must fulfill the obligations, any clause saying that they won't do is just null, and can nullify the whole contract. I do neither remember such a clause anyway. El 17/05/2011, a las 15:31, Demis Bellot escribió: > I doubt the essence of Contract law is different in the US. > > If Novell was bankrupt then they are afforded protection from their > liabilities. > As a straight buyout, I can't see how they can escape their contractual > obligations. > > As for the clause, I'm unaware of any provisions to this effect in the > MonoTouch agreement. > > - Demis > > > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Justin Hansen <[email protected]> wrote: > I doubt in the US it does. Also, I haven't read the agreement but I'm > sure there is a clause in there about the company being bought. > > Justin Hansen > > On May 17, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Natalia Portillo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > > > El 17/05/2011, a las 15:20, Justin Hansen escribió: > > > >> I don't think it's violation of contract. We made a contract with > >> Novell. I don't think Attatchmate has an obligation to uphold the > >> contracts Novell put in place. > > > > Don't know in your exact country, but in the whole European Union, it does. > > > >> Justin Hansen > >> > >> On May 17, 2011, at 10:16 AM, Natalia Portillo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>> Hash: SHA256 > >>> > >>> This all smells like a flagrant violation of contract. > >>> > >>> We have contracted 1 full year of support and updates, and unlimited > >>> working time of the last version we get in that year. > >>> > >>> Using the 30-day refund is not an option, neither it is for lastest > >>> MonoTouch and MonoDroid versions to stop working and activating. > >>> > >>> Attachmate must provide a solution (a refund PLUS an activation-less > >>> version or giving all the IP and contracts to Miguel's company). > >>> > >>> Many of us are start-ups that have spent a lot on the licenses, in the > >>> hope of the full year contract, and not all would be able to spend the > >>> money twice (Attachmate + Miguel). > >>> > >>> This is not just bad news, Attachmate is dooming a lot of us to the > >>> bankrupt or the absolute loss of competitiveness. > >>> > >>> El 16/05/2011, a las 22:22, Karl Heinz Brehme Arredondo escribió: > >>> > >>>> Was just an idea to them, I don't know If their're watching and without > >>>> ideas lol > >>>> > >>>> On 16/05/11 17:53, "Dimitris Tavlikos" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> If Attachmate was so noble, we would not be having these discussions > >>>>> now. > >>>>> ;) > >>>>> > >>>>> Dimitris Tavlikos > >>>>> Software Developer > >>>>> Email: [email protected] > >>>>> Twitter: @dtavlikos > >>>>> Blog: http://software.tavlikos.com > >>>>> > >>>>> 16 ??? 2011, 23:49, ?/? Karl Heinz Brehme Arredondo > >>>>> <[email protected]> ??????: > >>>>> > >>>>>> At least, Attachmate could DONATE MonoTouch and MonoDroid for his > >>>>>> intellectual owners/creators and transfer licenses. So they can work in > >>>>>> new things and give us support... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 16/05/11 17:43, "JohnnyNoMates" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> 3 weeks? 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