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Roxio Clarifies Mac Toast EULA

Posted by pudge on from the well-now-i-feel-a-lot-better dept.

Durindana writes "MacInTouch is quoting a Roxio representative saying the new EULA doesn't mean Toast for Mac includes DRM, only that it's the same one used for Easy CD Creator, which does."

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  1. Re:EULA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    No, nothing like that.

    What they are saying is this: Easy CD Creator uses stuff related to Windows Media, which contains DRM, so they have to mention that.

    Toast (and Jam) obviously don't, since they are on the Mac, but still contain the wording. Rather then spend all the extra money to draft two seperate EULA's, they've merely drafted one and used it on both, not an uncommon practice in the software industry.

    Or, straight from the horse's mouth: Toast and Jam use the same EULA that Roxio's PC burning product, Easy CD Creator, uses. Easy CD Creator leverages aspects of Windows Media Technology, which does include DRM components. Hence, the language in the EULA. Companies frequently share EULAs across products since it saves time and money with respect to legal, documentation and translation into multiple languages.