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Missing peripheral's support in RB?
Parasite1111:
--- Quote from: saratoga on November 18, 2009, 01:48:19 PM ---I can say you owe me a million dollars for tying your shoes in a license. Doesn't make it so.
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But...how?? Here in my country you will be facing serious troubles if you get caught on reversing licence-protected proprietary piece of code. Especially so "well-protected" by the well-known giant names such as MS, Apple, IBM/HP etc. Yes, they are not our brands, and they are residing at another side of Earth, but it will be YOUR problem to "wash yourself" from all of this. Yes, our laws protecting THEIR interests - sad but true.
This is why I am asking your way, guys. Yes, I am too reversing something sometimes (of course they are a pieces of free software - and I do that only for fun ::) ).
PS: sorry for a little offtop - pls feel free to PM me...
Chronon:
That language is just a fancy way of reserving all rights allowed to them by the law. It doesn't restrict anything more than the laws in your country already restrict.
torne:
As well as the above-mentioned points, I note that I've never even seen that license agreement, let alone agreed to it. I bought my iPod on ebay, unboxed, and nothing has ever asked me to agree to their terms. Why on earth would I be bound by a contract I am not aware of? I can do whatever is legal in the country I live in: I can't make copies of their software because it is copyrighted, but nothing says I can't read it if I want to.
Parasite1111:
--- Quote from: torne on November 18, 2009, 06:15:46 PM ---As well as the above-mentioned points, I note that I've never even seen that license agreement, let alone agreed to it. I bought my iPod on ebay, unboxed, and nothing has ever asked me to agree to their terms. Why on earth would I be bound by a contract I am not aware of?
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Wrong.
USING an iPod means you have read, understand and agreed with all of that piece of paper (whenever you have/read/understand it or not):
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BY USING YOUR IPOD OR DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE UPDATE ACCOMPANYING THIS LICENSE, AS APPLICABLE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, DO NOT USE THE IPOD OR DOWNLOAD THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AND HAVE NOT USED, THE IPOD YOU MAY RETURN THE IPOD TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT FOR A REFUND.
<same URL, same page>
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As a quick sample - you can always buy a dose of cocaine somewhere on the streets, and you can always say that you HAVE NEVER EVER SEE\READ\UNDERSTAND the drug-trafficing laws as they are written on old dusty papers somewhere far away from you...but even screaming that will not save you from a monkey-house if you get caught with the white-powdered nose. :) Yes, you can tell them whatever you want - but "Dura lex, sed lex" ("The law is harsh, but it is the law").
Correct me if I am wrong. Here at least - things are like I said above. Have no idea about USA side, but it should be not much different I think.
Chronon:
Bottom line: The legality is defined by the laws in your country. The license does not change that.
It is legal in the USA. Others can chime in about the legality where they live, but it seems like a not-useful exercise.
Why the sudden concern about this?
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