Dynaverse.net
Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: Nemesis on October 24, 2005, 07:43:37 pm
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Link to full article (http://www.tgdaily.com/2005/10/22/rtf_eula/)
Do not criticize this product publicly
Do not use this product with other vendors products
When your computer dies, it's not our problem
We'll make any changes to this agreement we like, and you've just agreed to them
We're watching you
Just because you can pirate with our product, it does not mean that we know you can
You're not getting a refund
Therefore, you agree to pay, and Company agrees to accept in compromise, for each chargeback you may issue or directly or indirectly cause to be issued against company, the amount of EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($8,000.00) to Company (or the party selling you this license), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. You expressly confess, in the event of such a "chargeback", that such chargeback constitutes fraud and confess such fraud. You agree to pay all costs incurred by company or the seller of this license in collecting these amounts.
The first EULA I read was for a game designed for "hot seat" play. The EULA stated that it was for the use of ONE person on ONE computer which made "hot seat" play against the EULA.
EULAs should not be able to extend the rights of the copyright holder beyond copyright laws limits. So long as EULAs can do that effectively copyright holders have the right to legislate arbitrary laws and the government must enforce it for them.