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RE: License agreement nuances
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:05:39 GMT
Original-From: 
Russell Nelson <nelson@AVOIDSPAMcrynwr.com>
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Eric Hodges writes:
> These license agreements are refered to as "shrinkwrap" agreements because
> you agree to them by opening the shrinkwrap.  You don't have to sign
> anything.
>
> I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, and I don't think Lego cares if
> you reverse engineer their software (as long as you don't distribute the
> results in any way), but I don't want anyone to convince themselves that
> the agreement provides a legal loophole.

Shrink-wrap licenses have no legal force.  Now, can we get back to
hacking and building?

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-----Original Message----- From: Brian Stormont [SMTP:brian@projo.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 9:23 AM To: lego Subject: License agreement nuances (...) But, if you read further, the License Agreement also says you may "use the Software on (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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