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Jim is not alone in his feelings. I share them, but more important, virtually all of the trade journals I read think UCITA is a nightmare.
It's spreading like a plague across the US, too, state by state.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Conboy [mailto:Jim.Conboy_at_trw.com]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 9:30 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: LEGALITY of purchasing Exam Materials USED
You're assuming what's right and reasonable is protected by law. That's not the case with software, and the situation is getting worse. Take the time to get familiar with UCITA, a horrible law recently enacted in Maryland and being lobbied hard in other states by the software industry. Among other things it completely absolves software manufacturers from liability for defective product, allows software licenses to legally forbid public criticism of the product (including product reviews in trade mags), and allows software vendors to change the terms of the license without warning even after you've bought the software (excuse me...bought the software LICENSE). Terrible for the consumer, great for the software vendors - until they realize that they also are customers of other vendors. Have a nice day!
Jim
>>> abchaudhary-ho_at_beaconhouse.edu.pk 12/01/00 01:35AM >>> If it so with the books, I think there shouldn't be any harm doing so with the software.
If you have used a software, you can destroy its copy on your machine and sell the original CD/books etc. to anyone else or even burn it.
Aleem
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Jim is not alone in his feelings. I share them, but =
more important, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>virtually all of the trade journals I read think =
UCITA is a nightmare.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>It's spreading like a plague across the US, too, =
state by state. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Jim Conboy [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:Jim.Conboy_at_trw.com">mailto:Jim.Conboy_at_trw.com</A>]</FONT>=
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 9:30 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: RE: LEGALITY of purchasing Exam Materials =
USED</FONT>
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<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>You're assuming what's right and reasonable is =
protected by law. That's not the case with software, and the = situation is getting worse. Take the time to get familiar with = UCITA, a horrible law recently enacted in Maryland and being lobbied = hard in other states by the software industry. Among other things = it completely absolves software manufacturers from liability for = defective product, allows software licenses to legally forbid public = criticism of the product (including product reviews in trade mags), and = allows software vendors to change the terms of the license without = warning even after you've bought the software (excuse me...bought the = software LICENSE). Terrible for the consumer, great for the = software vendors - until they realize that they also are customers of = other vendors. Have a nice day!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Jim</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>>>> abchaudhary-ho_at_beaconhouse.edu.pk =
12/01/00 01:35AM >>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>If it so with the books, I think there shouldn't be =
any harm doing so with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the software. </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>If you have used a software, you can destroy its copy =
on your machine and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>sell the original CD/books etc. to anyone else or =
even burn it.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Aleem</FONT>
</P>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Author: Jim Conboy</FONT>
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