Another conundrum there, can you be held to a licensing agreement if you did not enter a contract with the licenser?
I have a hunch (not a legal opinion, mind you, just a hunch) that if they took
you to court the judge would say fine, the defendant shall pay the plaintiff
what plaintiff lost which is nothing. Plaintiff will pay all court costs for
bringing a frivolous case into court. Just as they would me if I sued you for
hanging a copy of one of my photos on your living room wall.
Now if one was giving away or selling copies it would be an entirely different
matter.
Legality of the licensing agreement? Only if you read and signed it before purchasing would it have any validity whatsoever. Ex post facto contracts???
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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Bob W wrote:
The answer is, it's not theft - you're not stealing anything. But it is
illegal, at least in principle, because you're breaking the terms of the
license agreement.
Whether the license agreement itself is legal and enforceable is a different
question, of course.
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Cheers,
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 18 June 2005 03:41
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Cheap (?) Photoshop CS2 upgrade
Microsoft already took a hand and a leg. I have an eye patch.
Now all I need is a parrot and all my software will be free.
The conundrum is if there is no way you would ever buy the
software (for personal use) at the price they sell it for,
what are you stealing from them? Is there a theft when there
is not a loss? What are the consequences legally, morally, ethically?
Ethical philosophy 101: There will be a test Monday.
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