[free-sklyarov] Seybold and "contracts"

[Michael Scottaline]

On Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:20:23 -0700
"Christopher R. Maden" <crism at maden.org> insightfully noted:

CM> At 05:59 27-09-2001, Matthew T. Russotto wrote:
CM> >If you accept the sanctity of such e-book "contracts"
CM> >where you give up your fair use and first sale rights, you must also
CM> >accept the Microsoft contract which forbids you from using their
CM> >products to disparage Microsoft, MSN, Microsoft products, etc.  I
CM> >reject both.
CM> 
CM> Though I wouldn't use the word "sanctity", this is precisely why I
CM> don't 
CM> use MS products (except that I'm stuck with Windows on this machine,
CM> for now).
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Yes...., but at least while in windows, you are using a non M$ mail
program!!
Mike

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