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Cory Doctorow on Shrinkwrap Licenses

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the by-opening-this-page dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Web privacy advocate Cory Doctorow is on about shrinkwrap licenses, in his latest essay. They've always been onerous. Now, Doctorow says the new EULA in Vista and even the MySpace user agreement could put users at risk of being sued. He closes with: 'By reading this article, you agree, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all [everything].'"

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  1. Re:Not legally binding anyways ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Not to mention that with a click-through license, there is no way of knowing who agreed to the "contract". I could get my underage kid to agree to the licensing terms, and he will not be legally obligated to abide by them because he is not allowed to enter into a contract at his age. And I can use the computer afterward without having agreed to any terms at all.