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Re: MS and ownership rights

• Posted by Michael Sabal <mikes at notations.com> Apr 10, 2001
• 458 views

While I'm not a fan of M$ by any means; and I will be forbidding the use =
of M$ XP on any machine in my company; I must say that I do not reach the =
same conclusions about their intentions from the Passport EULA.  Relevant =
portions have been copied below.  If further evidence of industrial =
hijacking (which I am fully convinced M$ is capable and in the habit of =
doing) based on this EULA can be provided, I would greatly appreciate it.

Michael J. Sabal

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http://www.passport.com/Consumer/TermsOfUse.asp:=20

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION

Unless you are a signatory to a Passport services agreement, the Passport =
Web Site and Passport Services are for your ***personal and non-commercial =
use***.=20

SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THE PASSPORT WEB SITE

Software (if any) that is made available to download from the Passport Web =
Site, ***excluding software that may be made available by end-users =
through a Communication Service***, ("Software") is the copyrighted work =
of Microsoft and/or its suppliers.=20

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>>> gertie at PELL.NET 04/10/01 12:41AM >>>
The terms of use of the Passport program and their email services gives =
them=20
ownership of anything passing thru their computers.=20

http://www.moongroup.com/stories.php?story=3D01/04/02/0156291=20
(additional info on the web page)

So if you develop anything remotely commercial with Eu, and write it on =
the MS XP=20
OS, or send it thru one of the MS email providers, or the MS satalite =
wireless=20
hookup, you may find MS knocking on your door demanding royalties from you =
for=20
using your own program!