NY AG Sues Network Associates Over License Terms

An Anonymous Coward writes: "Excite is running an article about how New York is suing McAfee over what it considers a restriction of free speech because McAfee does not allow customers from publishing reviews without prior approval from McAfee. From the article: 'In one instance, Network Associates demanded a retraction of an unfavorable review published in the online and print magazine Network World, citing a clause on its Web site that prohibits product reviews without permission, the lawsuit alleged.'"

Comments

Re:The goverment should regulate EULAs

[Floyd Turbo]

No problem. My EULA says that by selling software to me, a company agrees to be bound by my EULA, which also provides that I'm not bound by anything in the company's EULA.

You need my permission also

[LM741N]

I hereby declare that this comment cannot be moderated down without my express permission :)

How about a "positive" review instead?

[TheFlu]

Maybe we could all get around this, if NAI wins by posting "positive" reviews instead of negative ones, like this:

"I use the latest version of McAfee Anti-virus and let me tells you that product is frickin' awesome!!!! It hardly ever catches the latest viruses, in fact it has a 100% success rate of never catching the most current crop of viruses.

In addition to all the other benefits this incredible product supplies, it also successfully connects to the Internet every morning and sends handy information about my surfing habits and computer configuration back to Network Associates, all without me having to push a single button! Go out and buy McAfee Anti-Virus now, you won't be sorry."