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

CNN sucks anyway

[RoCKeTKaT]

Who watches CNN. It's by far the most biased, full of propaganda news channel in existence. Why bother with them or their software.

Great EULA

[imsabbel]

Really, i dont understand most of the retards here. Kneejerk anybody?

The EULA ensues
a) that its a P2P service (you know, YOUR upload)
and
b) that you still have privacy when using it.

Both are required AND desireable.
True, you cannot really enforce it. But at least they did try to do the best for their customers.

Comcast

[Nom du Keyboard]

You don't need to monitor your traffic, Comcast will do it for you - and shut you down for exceeding their cap.