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California EULA Lawsuit
burgburgburg writes "News.com has this story about a California woman suing Microsoft, Symantec and others, seeking class-action status on behalf of all Californians who've bought software including Norton Antivirus 2002, Norton Systemworks and Windows XP Upgrade. She claims that the companies have devised a scheme to sell software licenses without allowing purchasers to review the license prior to sale. She also claims that people who reject the license cannot return the software to the store. She bases this on her rejecting the EULAs for the software mentioned above, going back to CompUSA and being told she couldn't return them because the boxes were opened."
But seriously, why don't they just print the text of the EULA either on the back of the box in tiny font size 1 print, or else seal the contents of the box in shrink wrap and provide a copy of the EULA between the box and the shrink wrapped product. You could then return the software if the product remained sealed.
> How can you agree to something that you have not read?
There is a common practice.
By being a citizen of the country you reside in you are assumed to follow a multitude of rules and regulations, most of which you have probably never examined in writing. You agree to follow these rules simply by being a citizen of said country.
You can't claim you are innocent simply because you were not aware a law existed if taken to court for breaking it. You are EXPECTED to follow all of rules that apply to you whether you have examined them or not. It is up to the lawyers to decipher which rules apply to you, and how.
My post does not imply any opinions that i might or might not have about the article. I'm simply commenting on the previous post. (geez, now I'm sounding like a lawyer)