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PC World
August 2001
Andrew Brandt & William Wallace |
What Have You Signed Away Today? Onerous clauses lurk in many user license and terms of service agreements -- and a new law could set those terms in stone...   |
PC World
July 2005
Anne Kandra |
Software Licenses: Fight for Your Rights The software industry is pushing legislation to freeze your rights, and consumers are fighting back to reform the license agreement situation. |
PC World
April 5, 2001
Tom Mainelli |
Microsoft Modifies Passport Policy Amid Complaints Facing harsh user criticism, company rewrites content ownership rules for password service... |
ONLINE
January 2001
Vicki L. Gregory |
UCITA: What Does it Mean for Libraries? On October 1, 2000, the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) became effective in the State of Maryland, the first state in which this controversial proposed uniform legislation has actually become the law... |
PC Magazine
January 1, 2008
Dan Costa |
Jumping Through EULA Hoops "Unconscionable" is a legal term used to void contracts that are unfair to one party because of the other party's superior bargaining power. By my reading, that makes end-user license agreements (EULAs) unenforceable. |
Linux Journal
November 1, 2002
Lawrence Rosen |
Why We Still Oppose UCITA The author believes that it will be important to start afresh with UCITA and consider the new environment in which open-source software competes against proprietary, closed software marketed by wealthy companies. |
Information Today
August 11, 2003
Carol Ebbinghouse |
UCITA Stopped, But Librarians and Consumers Remain Vigilant On Aug. 1, 2003, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws discharged the standby committee of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA). Librarians, consumer groups, writers, trade groups and others have denounced UCITA. |
Linux Journal
November 22, 2001
Don Marti |
Softman v. Adobe: What it Means for the Rest of Us If you find yourself paying for bundled proprietary software and don't actually install it, you can legally resell it no matter what the End-User License Agreement (EULA) says... |
PC World
July 26, 2001
Sam Costello |
Windows XP Is Nosy, Privacy Groups Complain Advocacy groups urge FTC to force Microsoft to change Windows XP, possibly delaying launch... |
InternetNews
September 16, 2008
Sean Michael Kerner |
Mozilla Rethinking Firefox EULA After taking criticism from Linux vendors, Mozilla is now going to redo its end user license agreement and make it more friendly for open source. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2006
Roy Mark |
Security is in the Vicinity The feds have a deal for you: a new passport card that some security experts are already criticizing. |
InternetNews
November 7, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Sony Facing Not-so-Secretive Legal Action The Electronic Frontier Foundation is investigating whether to file a class-action lawsuit against Sony BMG for its anti-piracy activities on consumer computers. |
