Comments on: Nasty license terms http://www.kstaken.com/archives/26_nasty-license-terms.html Kimbro Staken exploring creative use of technology and whatever else happens to seem interesting. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:28:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: car title loan http://www.kstaken.com/archives/26_nasty-license-terms.html#comment-451 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:12:42 +0000 http://www.kstaken.com/archives/26_nasty-license-terms.html#comment-451 car title loan <a href="http://durl.us/896" rel="nofollow">car title loan</a> car title loan car title loan

]]> by: Kimbro Staken http://www.kstaken.com/archives/26_nasty-license-terms.html#comment-9 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:20:37 +0000 http://www.kstaken.com/archives/26_nasty-license-terms.html#comment-9 Yep, that is what it says, and I did talk to a lawyer, or at least the contracts dept. at the publisher. It's still a poorly written clause that looks much more alarming than it really is. This is a mistake on the part of companies that put out these licenses, hence my point about usability. Yep, that is what it says, and I did talk to a lawyer, or at least the contracts dept. at the publisher. It’s still a poorly written clause that looks much more alarming than it really is. This is a mistake on the part of companies that put out these licenses, hence my point about usability.

]]> by: John Cowan http://www.kstaken.com/archives/26_nasty-license-terms.html#comment-8 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:55:08 +0000 http://www.kstaken.com/archives/26_nasty-license-terms.html#comment-8 Relax. Take a deep breath. If you actually want legal advice, call a lawyer. I am not a lawyer; this is not legal advice. Otherwise use common sense. It says "data, suggestions, or written materials that [...] you provide to IBM." Nothing in that passage is about things you don't provide to IBM. Use the software it in good health. Relax.

Take a deep breath.

If you actually want legal advice, call a lawyer. I am not a lawyer; this is not legal advice.

Otherwise use common sense. It says “data, suggestions, or written materials that […] you provide to IBM.” Nothing in that passage is about things you don’t provide to IBM.

Use the software it in good health.

]]> by: Travis http://www.kstaken.com/archives/26_nasty-license-terms.html#comment-7 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 23:41:53 +0000 http://www.kstaken.com/archives/26_nasty-license-terms.html#comment-7 You are being contacted because this blog contains written materials that are related to the IBM program. We will now assume all rights to your blog as well as the kstaten.com domain name. All servers and routers that have distributed this blog will be confiscated and the internet now belongs to IBM. You are being contacted because this blog contains written materials that are related to the IBM program. We will now assume all rights to your blog as well as the kstaten.com domain name.

All servers and routers that have distributed this blog will be confiscated and the internet now belongs to IBM.

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