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  • From: David Minton <david AT designhammer.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: MS FrontPage Restricts Free Speech?
  • Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:15:59 -0400


Anyone follow the story on Slashdot concerning some interesting text in the
EULA for Frontpage 2002? It seems Microsoft is now limiting the content one
can create with their products. This is pretty scary stuff. I wonder if they
can extend this to the EULA for the Windows Operating System.

While I have not read the license agreement myself (and this may be a hoax)
the following is from Slashdot:

In the box was the "Microsoft Frontpage 2002" license on a four-page folded
sheet, titled "End- User License Agreement For Microsoft Software." Under
Section #1, Grant of License, the second paragraph headed "Restrictions"
states in part: "You may not use the Software in connection with any site
that disparages Microsoft, MSN, MSNBC, Expedia, or their products or
services, infringe any intellectual property or other rights of these
parties, violate any state, federal or international law, or promote racism,
hatred or pornography."

For the complete story:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/09/21/1438251

David





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