> >your are not aloud to create a copy of anything , without the copyright > >owners permission. > > That's wrong, or at least, wrong in England (I think). > > Most of the things you'll find in the average software license agreement > are unenforcable in the UK. It's protection by intimidation, the software > company says "you may not do this, that or the other" and hopes that most > people believe them, and don't it. But they also say "this does not affect > your statutory rights", because they are not allowed to reduce the > consumer's rights below a certain minimum threshold as defined by UK law.
If you agree to a aggreement of any kind , (even if printed on back of software) you are bound by that aggreement. Take MR MICKEYSOFT , you have to open the box of Windows Nt 4.0 to read the EULA , at which point it tells you that once you have opened this package you have aggreed to said EULA. But then you will find the software inside another sealled package! > I'm almost certain that threshold includes making (but, of course, not > distributing) backup copies. I'm absolutely certain it includes > reverse-engineering and modifying the software, which is another thing > these "end-user license agreements" tend to disallow. They might therefore > try to argue that by doing any of this you are in breach of your agreement, > but since you haven't signed anything there's no danger there either. You are only alloud to use the item in the manner that it was desgined for , there is a consumer law from 1971 that states QUOTE - " You are entitled to a full refund , if said item does not perform the task that it was original purchase to do" , So you should never have to reverse-engineer/modify or copy as if it fails in work or opertate as expected you just get your cash back? > A major distinction between the UK and the US, is that when a UK consumer > buys a piece of software, he owns that copy of the program - wheras a US > consumer merely owns a license to use that software (under just about > whatever terms the software producer sees fit). > MR MICKEYSOFT , here would agree as his EULA , states this . But as a consumer you must use the product only as it has been sold to you and in the form it was sold to you. Big for instance , if you modfied a piece of software and then sold you machine (With all software as required by law) , then said modified software cause damage to machine who is liable? > > > Having a backup of a disk thats not used for illegal > >purposes , is like have a gun and NEVER thinks of firing it (Pointless) > > Invalid analogy. You've never ever had a corrupted disk then? Yes i have and i have got a Full Replacement from the Publisher , Take my current cause , Roller Coaster Tycoon has a BIG problem with Daylight saving time , and I am supposed to DLOAD/Buy a Mag with fix on it , But I will not and have sent back to Publisher for a Correct Version , as its fawed. > If it doesn't actually involve much effort, I will usually make a backup of > anything I buy. That way, if my Sam decides to chew up my disk, I don't > have to spend more money on buying the same program twice. Sometimes I will > remove protection, like the one on SamPaint which just became tedious after > a while (and actually only took me about 90 seconds to remove). Then if SAY, some else took a copy of you unprotect version without out your consent you have help reduce money going to the author > But I don't distribute the copies. Glad to here it > Andrew Like i said before , this is my current grip with current employer about copyright of MY Code , when I have finished and HE wants it ALL (NO WAY MAN) Chris > -- > | Andrew Collier | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Talk sense to a > | Part 2 NatSci | http://carou.sel.cam.ac.uk/ | fool and he > +----------------+-----------------------------+ calls you foolish > | Selwyn College Student Computer Support Team | -- Euripides > > >
