Re: Shrinkwrap/boxtop license in NYT

[Carter Glass <cglass@agu.org>]

Back when my daughter was learning her letters, I bought a new PC. I
taught her to understand 'yes', 'no' and 'c:\' .

I had her install all of my software.

This way I was not bound by any of the license agreements...

Maybe we can have small children open all of these packages.


Rick Anderson wrote:

> > Pay attention next time you rip open a cardboard box - you may be
> > entering into a contract without realizing it.
> This strikes me as a kind of a misleading lede for a story about a
> decision concerning shrinkwrap licenses that are actually written on the
> _outside_ of the package.  I'm more concerned about license "agreements"
> that can only be read once you've broken the shrinkwrap, and that say
> you're now (surprise!) bound to their terms by virtue of having broken the
> shrinkwrap.
>
> It will be interesting to see what happens if this decision is taken to a
> higher court, given the Ninth Circuit's abysmal record on appeal.