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The Basics of EULAs

Posted by michael on from the read-before-you-click dept.

Garthilk writes "Blizzard recently made a bit of press when they announced that they would be actively enforcing their End User License agreement and prohibit the third party sale of game items and characters. Many people don't believe these clickthrough EULAs to be enforceable contracts. Thankfully Don Shelkey from the Corporate Finance and Technology section of the law firm Buchanan Ingersoll stops by to give us the low down. Mind you he is speaking on his own behalf and not on behalf any of his clients."

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  1. Illegal by wintaki · · Score: -1, Troll

    This should be illegal. How can they enforce this? Between all the crazy stuff going on lately I really start to wonder what is happening to our rights.

    And the worst thing is when I talk to some of my friends. They don't see anything wrong and have responses like "Hey, well, I don't care because as long as Bush keeps me safe, I am happy".

  2. exempt from EULA by ShaggyB · · Score: 0, Troll

    Does the UELA still apply if you download the game from Kaaza?

  3. Too bad for Blizzard by Closest2God · · Score: 0, Troll

    that there won't be anyone to enforce their EULA against in a few months - WoW is sucking wind compared to EQ2.

    Everquest 2 is to World of Warcraft as chess is to checkers.

  4. EULA == END USER license agreement by Pan+T.+Hose · · Score: 0, Troll

    You say the GPL is not a EULA, then quote its text that says it is a license. I thought the "L" in "EULA" stood for "license."

    Indeed. But there are three more letters. "E" and "U" stand for "end user."

    --
    Sincerely,
    Pan Tarhei Hosé, PhD.
    "Homo sum et cogito ergo odi profanum vulgus et libido."