CNN Uses P2P Video & Adds Terrible EULA

Futurepower(R) writes "CNN's use of software called Octoshape presents an incredibly abusive EULA. If you agree to the EULA, you agree that CNN can use your bandwidth, and that you will pay any costs. Also, you lose the right to monitor your own network traffic. You can't even use information collected by your own firewall. Quoting the EULA: 'You may not collect any information about communication in the network of computers that are operating the Software or about the other users of the Software by monitoring, interdicting or intercepting any process of the Software. Octoshape recognizes that firewalls and anti-virus applications can collect such information, in which case you not are allowed to use or distribute such information.' "

Comments

shit, I already broke the EULA.....

[Shakrai]

Noticed how much upload bandwidth was being used and fired up Wireshark to figure out what was going on. Hang on a sec, there's a knock at the doo$*)&!&*()@*!)(*)(NO CARRIER

Re:shit, I already broke the EULA.....

[characterZer0]

Who the hell knocks on your door, pushes you out of the way, pounds on they keyboard, types "NO CARRIER", and hits Submit?

Re:shit, I already broke the EULA.....

[aquarajustin]

Christ, how could you have possibly moved the 'p' over that far? It's "captcha." Also, if you didn't always post AC, you'd know that there's no captcha for regular users.

Re:shit, I already broke the EULA.....

[Sancho]

What's a "NO CARRIER" joke?

Re:shit, I already broke the EULA.....

[Taevin]

Perhaps he was dictating?

Re:shit, I already broke the EULA.....

[Joe Snipe]

:(

Re:shit, I already broke the EULA.....

[rk]

He could be on to us though. Should we send a team to pick him up?

Get out of EULA free card

[NonUniqueNickname]

I did click Accept, but i did not inhale!

Re:OK, then...

[BSAtHome]

But, but,... the license is viral. You are a slave of your users and especially big media.

From the article:

[igotmybfg]

At first glance, Ferrell adds, the multiple connections to his PC looked on his security alert system like some kind of SQL attack.

Oh really.

Tin foil hat

[sstpm]

CNN is providing us a service, making sure that Big Brother can't monitor what news stories we are watching. The EULA is there for our protection. Thank you, CNN!

Well, they should have read my Eula

[Bill, Shooter of Bul]

I send an extra header in my http streams that contains a Eula stating that by responding to the request, they acknowledge that any Eula they present to me is null and void.

Re:Dear CNN,

[Jurily]

No.

You misspelled "Fuck you."

Any clue how to uninstall Octoshape?

[chaosdivine69]

Sorry for a newbie like question but anyone know how to uninstall this Octoshape plugin? I mindlessly clicked "agree" in a fleeting effort to watch live video on that plane that crashed into the Hudson river on one of my machines. For all I know I just signed away rights to my kidney and left "testie" too. Any info. would be appreciated... Cheers.

Re:Any clue how to uninstall Octoshape?

[Anonymous Coward]

Unless that's a cute name your girlfriend came up with, the singular of "testes" is "testis", dude. You would have known this if you read CNN's EULA.

Re:good luck with that

[Anonymous Coward]

You're giving them your bandwidth! /bonk!

They don't even offer me the EULA!

[AliasMarlowe]

I'm on Linux, and as a test, I just watched some [boring] live video on CNN:
1. CNN did not try to install a P2P application on my PC
2. I was not offered any EULA
3. My upstream data traffic did not change
Obviously, CNN hates Linux. Good news!

Re:What If the router is mine?

[rufty_tufty]

Nope. You're completely liable for things outside of your control. This is thanks to the Because Act. This little known piece of international legislation is, in fact, at the heart of many of the most prominent legal actions in the world today. Much loved by the RIAA, MPAA and the US due to it's implicit allowal for random search and seizure, legal 'fishing trips', non-judicially warranted wire taps, and it's espousal of 'guilty until proven guilty' legislature; the entire text of the Because Act has been reproduced below:

Because Act

1. Because.

1.1. Just, because.

Re:good luck with that

[sexconker]

I hear the Interceptor is nigh-uncatchable.

I hope this license holds up in court.

[Xest]

Because then we can attach it to every P2P client on earth and it'd mean the RIAA was no longer allowed to collect any information on the files being shared whilst at the same time you could still just share CNN's content, win win!

Oh well, we can always dream ;)

Re:Dear CNN,

[Thaelon]

the keys are like right next to each other.

Re:good luck with that

[Red Flayer]

Half of all married people commit adultery, too. That doesn't make it right. Antisocial behavior is antisocial behavior no matter how many people practice it.

That's nonsense. Please, look up the definition of the verb 'to socialize'.

Married people who do NOT commit adultery are practicing antisocial behavior.

Now please excuse me, I'm off to socialize with my secretary.