Jan 17, 2009: EULA

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2009, 01:14 AM

EULA, you know, those software End User License Agreements you click "yes", saying you read and agree to the terms, but in truth you never read at all.
Nothing ever comes of it so why bother reading them anyway?

Well nobody reads those things except hackers and people looking for another reason to badmouth Microsoft or some other evil corporate entity.

But EULAs come with more than software, they come with other things like music.
This is where they can bite you on the butt, as so many people have discovered, courtesy of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

People seem to think that EULAs are a spawn of the digital age... not so.

See, 'ol Tom Edison himself put a EULA on his prerecorded cylinders, but I get the impression Edison was more concerned with keeping the price of his product up than any pirating.

newtimer · 01-17-2009, 01:52 AM

In Edison's day, 'Napster' referred to the gentleman who snored in church.

capnhowdy · 01-17-2009, 07:30 AM

35 cents was prolly kinda steep back then. Of course first you had to be wealthy enough to own a player.

Trilby · 01-17-2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newtimer

In Edison's day, 'Napster' referred to the gentleman who snored in church.

I did that out loud!

sullage · 01-19-2009, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Edison was more concerned with keeping the price of his product up than any pirating.

pretty sure pirating and market price are correlated. almost certain the riaa sees it that way.

ZenGum · 01-19-2009, 07:31 AM

It does make reference to duplication.
I've heard Edison did as much litigating as inventing.

01-17-2009, 01:14 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jan 17, 2009: EULA EULA, you know, those software End User License Agreements you click "yes", saying you read and agree to the terms, but in truth you never read at all. Nothing ever comes of it so why bother reading them anyway? Well nobody reads those things except hackers and people looking for another reason to badmouth Microsoft or some other evil corporate entity. But EULAs come with more than software, they come with other things like music. This is where they can bite you on the butt, as so many people have discovered, courtesy of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). People seem to think that EULAs are a spawn of the digital age... not so. See, 'ol Tom Edison himself put a EULA on his prerecorded cylinders, but I get the impression Edison was more concerned with keeping the price of his product up than any pirating. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-17-2009, 07:30 AM	#3
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	35 cents was prolly kinda steep back then. Of course first you had to be wealthy enough to own a player. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

01-19-2009, 07:31 AM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	It does make reference to duplication. I've heard Edison did as much litigating as inventing. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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01-17-2009, 01:52 AM	#2
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	In Edison's day, 'Napster' referred to the gentleman who snored in church.

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