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NY AG Sues Network Associates Over License Terms

Posted by timothy on from the what-sort-of-license-is-viral-again dept.

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.'"

2 of 311 comments (clear)

  1. Re:The goverment should regulate EULAs by Floyd+Turbo · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  2. You need my permission also by LM741N · · Score: 5, Funny

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