Timeline for Is it okay to use a short EULA?
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| Jul 10, 2013 at 17:43 | comment | added | Mark E. Haase | "Case in point: most EULAs are partially or entirely void in most places." And approximately 0% of end users read EULAs anyway. | |
| Sep 6, 2011 at 7:33 | comment | added | mouviciel | I wouldn't say that the project is mismanaged. I would say that if you can't hire a lawyer for writing an EULA, you have to ask yourself if you will be able to afford that lawyer for enforcing it. If not, then an EULA is almost useless in the first place. | |
| Sep 5, 2011 at 11:48 | comment | added | DeadMG | @GrandmasterB: Then they didn't have sufficient resources to start a business, and there's nothing that anyone here can do about it. If you don't use an off-the-shelf licence, then you must hire a lawyer. | |
| Sep 5, 2011 at 3:27 | comment | added | GrandmasterB | -1, "If you can't afford it, then your project is fundamentally mismanaged". Thats simply false, and frankly pretty rude. Some people are forced to start their businesses with little to no resources, either due to personal circumstances, or because they are simply not from a wealthy nation. | |
| Sep 4, 2011 at 13:36 | comment | added | Rook | @Michael - I'm sure they hold the same opinion of programmers, so let's skip that fight. And in the world today lawyers hold a more important place in society so that's another reason. | |
| Sep 4, 2011 at 13:33 | comment | added | Caleb | @Michael Borgwardt, you're probably right about the length of EULAs. Some EULAs may not be valid, but that's all the more reason to get competent legal advice. Most EULA controversy I know of is related to shrink-wrap/click-wrap licenses, which you're deemed to accept if you open the package or run the software. On the other hand the GPL has been largely affirmed so far in the courts (see Groklaw) as have many other software licenses. | |
| Sep 4, 2011 at 12:41 | comment | added | Michael Borgwardt | I have a strong suspicion that the main reason for long EULAs are lawyers wanting to prove that they're providing value for their high salaries, and legal masturbation, rather than any actual value for the companies. Case in point: most EULAs are partially or entirely void in most places. | |
| Sep 4, 2011 at 12:02 | comment | added | laurent | I doubt every independent software developer out there hire lawyers to write these documents. It's just basic economy - if you're not a big company, the lawyers would probably cost more than what you'll ever earn from the sales. | |
| Sep 4, 2011 at 11:26 | history | answered | DeadMG | CC BY-SA 3.0 |