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["Chris Owens" <internetworkers_box AT reality-v2-dev.com>]

Seems like a CYA thing so they don't get slapped with lawsuits like the
gun manufacturers, at least as far as the law/racism/hatred/porn stuff
goes.



Chris Owens
chris.owens AT reality-v2.com
919.345.4339 mobile


-----Original Message-----
From: David Minton [mailto:david AT designhammer.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 10:16 AM
To: InterNetWorkers
Subject: [internetworkers] MS FrontPage Restricts Free Speech?

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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