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Creative Backs Down on Vista Driver Debacle
In the wake of last week's driver debacle, Creative has finally decided to back down for PR purposes. Modder Daniel_K, author of the offending Vista drivers, has had his posts on the Creative forums reinstated. According to Creative the move was to avoid infringing on other company's IP. "Daniel_K is incensed by Creative. 'They publicly threatened me, just to show their arrogance,' he told El Reg by email. He told us that Creative contacted him on a chat session. 'They were sarcastic, ironic and asked me if I wanted something from them, as if I were expecting something,' he wrote. 'It was my protest against them and would like to see how far it would go.'"
Copyright law still applies, you MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE DERIVATIVE WORKS WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Now for the EULAS:
You're wrong in so many ways it isn't even funny. In California EULAS work, you click, you agree, in California copyright still works, you are not allowed to modify or take other people's IP without permission, hence the EULA, had you not agreed to the EULA at all you would be violating IP.
You're confusing dumb consumer rulings about shrink wrap licenses with real EULAS.
You license software, if you couldn't license software in California then I doubt it'd be the tech powerhouse it is today.
that they can hold plEase 8oderate Baby...don't fear