Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263362AbUJ2Orl (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:47:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263371AbUJ2Okq (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:40:46 -0400 Received: from lrsehosting.com ([69.55.238.31]:15113 "EHLO scoop.lrsehosting.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263362AbUJ2ObE (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:31:04 -0400 Message-ID: <32210.65.208.227.246.1099060269.squirrel@www.lrsehosting.com> In-Reply-To: References: <20041028165919.71e18f89.davem@davemloft.net> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:31:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: RE: BK kernel workflow From: "Scott Lockwood" To: davids@webmaster.com Cc: davem@davemloft.net, kpfleming@backtobasicsmgmt.com, xavier.bestel@free.fr, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1811 Lines: 52 US Courts have recently ruled that EULA's are legal. So when you buy a copy of MS Office at the store, the EULA it contains is still binding. I work at the law firm that represents the MPAA and the RIAA - I can find out the exact ruling if you wish. BK's EULA is similarly enforceable. The horse is dead - you can stop beating it now. > >> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:22:25 -0700 >> "David Schwartz" wrote: > >> > I just downloaded bitkeeper, and I didn't have to consent >> > to any license. >> > So you can legally acquire BitKeeper without accepting the >> > license terms. So >> > this whole argument is irrelevent > >> You can acquire it, but the first time you ever try to use >> it you will be asked to page through the text of the license >> and agree to it. > > That does not matter. Once you lawfully acquire it, you automatically > have > the (transferrable!) right to use it. Really. Otherwise, as I said, I > could > put my copyrighted poem up on billboards (along with a license if you > want) > and then sue everyone who read it. > > In the United States, the license, to be valid, must be a condition of > obtaining lawful possession of the copyrighted work. If you disagree, > please > feel free to cite cases where this argument was raised and rejected. > > DS > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/