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A tired analogy[ Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#10)
by Anonymous User on Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 01:36:07 PM PDT

New car EULA... Fard Company states that end users of their autos may not increase performance of their street legal hot rods by replacing mufflers with hi performance exhaust headers, heavy duty clutches and fuel gulping carburetors or ported injectors. Nor may any user sell such upgrade packages without written consent from Fard.

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Not really an analogy.. different agreement.[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#12)
by Anonymous User on Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 03:39:33 PM PDT

By using Creative's products, you agree to the EULA (sadly). When buying a Ford, there is no EULA to agree to. Of course, if Ford were to implement a EULA like that, I would expect sales to plummet. That being said, I think that Creative is asking for whatever it gets and I hope the guy that made the driver(s) as functional as they are supposed to be makes a little cash. Creative is simply pathetic in this case and they get zero sympathy from me. And, I must say, it is good to know that I should avoid Creative products when I get ready to create my next purchase order for new PC's. There is no excuse for pushing out crippled software.

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Not exactly.[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#13)
by richard233 on Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 05:21:28 PM PDT

Installing a pieced of hardware does not expose you to the EULA. Only installing the drivers potentially do that. In any case, the validity of the EULA is likely to get slapped down eventually much in the way refilling of ink cartridges have been supported. Under the law, and common sense, once you purchase a piece of hardware, you can do what you please with it on your own machine. You may be limited to resale to some extent, but not all that much. They do NOT have any form of contract with you. Now if you modify their software, you may in theory run afoul of the law, and you are most certainly not allowed to sell a modified version of that software.

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