Re: A virus in the EULA (End User License Agreement) was Re: "Prior Inventions" on employment contract

They are not liable for damage done to your computer by their program.

The virus is a "feature". :p

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <rob@dekko.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 4:31 PM
Subject: A virus in the EULA (End User License Agreement) was Re: "Prior
Inventions" on employment contract


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> Modifying the document and see if they read it?
>
> That reminds me.  A techie here reported on a virus that came on some
> software.  And right in the standard license agreement in which we all
> click on "I Agree" was something like 'The software will use your outlook
> client and replicate itself to others machines...'.  So, like can the
> author be sued if they acknowledge that they are putting a virus on your
> system?
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> Benjamin Franklin
>
>
>
>
> Dan <dbcemid@yahoo.com>
> Sent by: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> 12/10/2002 03:37 PM
> Please respond to midrange-l
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>         To:     midrange-l@midrange.com
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>         Subject:        Re: "Prior Inventions" on employment contract
>
>
> A big idea?!?!?
>
> My employer sent me the contract as a Word document.  I wonder what
> would happen if I slipped in some words to negate the section I am
> having problems with, and printed that out and signed it and returned
> it.  I wonder if anyone would bother to read the whole thing to see if
> I modified it?
>
> Hmmm.  The Word document is "protected".  I need a password to
> "Unprotect Document".  I'll have to do a google search on that to see
> if someone's got a hack.  (You just know there has to be one.)
>
> - Dan
>
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