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"J. Rodney Grisham" <grisham@xxxxxxxxxxx> warns:
>If this passes, the omega-list and all others like it will disappear
>because no one will be able to criticize software if the shrink wrap
>license prohibits it - yep, free speech contracted right out the
>window without your signature.
I understand that commercial speech is not protected by the First
Ammendment, the way political speech is. This has been a factor in
the tobacco lawsuits. I wonder, though, where criticism of a product
falls. If the bugs you point out do indeed exist, could they really
prevent you from mentioning them?
>Moreover, you won't necessarily be able to read the license before
>you purchase a product if I read the articles correctly (I was
>reading fast). This is an amazing proposal.
Amazing indeed. I'd think something like this would be clearly
unconstitutional. I'd hate to be the one to test it though.
>I leave it to your imagination how it may effect Omega products.
You'd think a few well-publicized lawsuits by some software company
muzzling its customers might scare off new customers. For a
company like Omega that depends on fresh meat for their income,
you'd think that'd hurt. Of course, that would depend on the
press mentioning the lawsuits.
Jim
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