Hi all!
This is a message to the legal experts on this list:
I find the EULA of the "Electronic Exchange System" (EES) rather nasty: [1]
--- QUOTE: --- Without prejudice to the rights of users under the legislation relating to the protection of computer programs (which cannot be contractually denied), users may not in any way: (a) modify, translate or adapt the EES; (b) decompile or disassemble the EES; (c) copy the EES (or parts of it); (d) pass on, dispose of, grant as a sub-licence, lease, lend or distribute EES or EES documentation to third parties; (e) create any product or service substantially similar to EES; or (f) copy any ideas, characteristics or functions of EES. --- END QUOTE ---
Point (c) is just a bit funny, because I just copied part of the EEC onto my computer screen by using it... ;)
But really parts (e) and (f) are alarming. :-(
It seems to me, that the Commission is actively supporting the concept of software patents. This reminds me of the Adobe EULA problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnash_%28software%29#Adobe_Flash_Player_End-Us...
And then the EC tries to protect the validity of the EULA by adding "Without prejudice to the rights of users..."
Any ideas what can be done about this? Are there activities regarding such? Comments?
Greetings, Jann
[1] http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/api/authentication/termsandconditi...
Hi,
Jann Eike KRUSE jannkruse@fsfe.org writes:
Any ideas what can be done about this?
Have you tried talking to your member of parliament? That is probably one of the best approaches. If you talk to them in person, that might be even better because they usually don't get many visitors and talking to someone in person leaves more of a lasting impression.
Happy hacking! Florian
On 19/05/16 21:49, Jann Eike KRUSE wrote:
Hi all!
This is a message to the legal experts on this list:
I find the EULA of the "Electronic Exchange System" (EES) rather nasty: [1]
--- QUOTE: --- Without prejudice to the rights of users under the legislation relating to the protection of computer programs (which cannot be contractually denied), users may not in any way: (a) modify, translate or adapt the EES; (b) decompile or disassemble the EES; (c) copy the EES (or parts of it); (d) pass on, dispose of, grant as a sub-licence, lease, lend or distribute EES or EES documentation to third parties; (e) create any product or service substantially similar to EES; or (f) copy any ideas, characteristics or functions of EES.
You just violated that by copying their license text into this email
I think I violated it too by quoting your email in the reply
--- END QUOTE ---
Point (c) is just a bit funny, because I just copied part of the EEC onto my computer screen by using it... ;)
But really parts (e) and (f) are alarming. :-(
It seems to me, that the Commission is actively supporting the concept of software patents. This reminds me of the Adobe EULA problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnash_%28software%29#Adobe_Flash_Player_End-Us...
And then the EC tries to protect the validity of the EULA by adding "Without prejudice to the rights of users..."
Any ideas what can be done about this? Are there activities regarding such? Comments?
Greetings, Jann
[1] http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/api/authentication/termsandconditi...
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