They're called "shrink wrap licenses" because you usually can't read
them until you've paid for the product and opened the package. And they
usually say that by simply opening the package you've already agreed to
the license terms that you couldn't even read until after you opened
the package - and we'll just bet the store didn't let you do that
before you paid for it.
End user license agreements are designed to protect the manufacturer
and may take away a lot of your rights. They may prohibit you from
reviewing their product, give the manufacturer the right to revoke your
right to use a software package at any time, or even state that files
you create using the product belong to the vendor, not to you.
In this age of growing software monopolies, draconian licensing
agreements, and oppressive legislation like UTICA and DMCA, we try to
turn the tables with the Lite Side's
End Vendor License Agreement
Please read the following and click on I AGREE before accepting my
payment for your product.
It is the policy of the LOW END MAC USER GROUP that purchases made
by members of the GROUP will only be made if the vendor of the DESIRED
PRODUCT agrees to sign and approve the END VENDOR LICENSE AGREEMENT
(EVLA), which you are now reading. This EVLA stipulates the
following:
You (THE VENDOR, heretofore referred to as YOU) cannot sell my
name, address, phone number, email address, social security number,
model number, serial number, hair color, eye color, weight, height, or
any other distinguishing characteristic without specific written
permission not obtained through the use of a USER INTERFACE. Permission
must be written, signed in ink, no facsimile allowed.
You cannot call my home, mail my home, or send email to my email
address without my express permission. You must assume, by default,
that permission is NOT given at registration.
All registration questions for your product must be written in the
same format, so when choosing NO for one answer, NO is the default
response for all answers.
Anything I make with my own computer is my property, and you cannot
use it in any form.
Any software I install on my computer is my business, and you
cannot collect information about the internal contents of my hard drive
after I purchase your product.
You cannot require me to register a product more than once.
All ongoing, recurring registration expenses must be clearly
explained at purchase, or I will not pay them. This includes fees for
services such as .mac and .NET. You must, however, continue to provide
the services.
If I tell you that I do not want to register once, once should be
enough. Do not ask me again. By clicking on AGREE, you agree never to
ask me anything more than once.
If I attempt to quit a piece of software, YOU must make sure it
does not ask me to verify that command more than once.
You must NEVER delete critical posts from your user bulletin
boards. You may, however, clump them together.
Violation of any of these conditions indicates your permission for
me to stop payment on your product without returning same product, no
questions asked.
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