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Under 18's are the solution... (none / 0) (#5)
by Anonymous User on Sat Apr 16, 2005 at 03:14:06 PM PDT

So what happens if someone under 18 installs one of these adware/spyware/malware apps on mom's PC?  (It seems these EULAs have to be agreed to by those 18+).  By definition, such a program is illegally installed on mom's PC by the vendor, which means that all of their arbitration and other such rules are void.

So, how hard would it be to get a group like the EFF or someone else, to find a pissed-off mother with kids all <18 y/o, and back her in filing suits against every such company?

(And isn't the "age of majority" 21 in Mississippi?)



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