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But there is consternation!

Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, May 18 2012 @ 02:39 AM EDT

That would indeed change the way the software world works considerably.

If accepting a EULA would mean you compensate the creator, it means the price of
the stuff is higher than announced on the box (false advertising?)

Now I'd say that indeed, effectively, an EULA wants to curb your rights to what
you are allowed to do with it, so that is quite an accurate view of most EULA's.
But it seems to also give them more legal status, which is worrying.

I would think it might either clear, or considerably complicate, the legal
status of distributing/modiying free software. Since those licences actually
give you many rights that you'd not normally have under copyright law, what sort
of compensation are you giving?

I think it might strengthen the license as it makes it even clearer that an
infringer isn't properly compensating the writer.

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