On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, David Phillips wrote: > Munir Nassar writes: > > I do not think so. There right are granted by 17 USC 117 sure. But a > > contract between you and microsoft at a later time can supercede that. > > Yes, but there's no contract when you buy something in a store. Unless you > sign a contract with Microsoft, or perform some other overt act such as > buying it directly from them, then you have all the rights granted by the > law. I did not say that there was a contract, i said that _A_ contract _CAN_ supercede that. then i went on to say that the click through, or a shrink wrap MAY be interpreted to be a contract, but that is up to the courts. Doesnt anybody READ their email anymore? Munir Nassar RedConcepts.NET http://redconcepts.net/ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list