licenses/disclaimers/etc (was Re: OT: SCO Forum)

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Four score and seven years--eh, screw that!
At about Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 05:54:57PM -0500,
Mike Schwartz (PC Support) blabbed on about:
>      Depending on what the "by mistake" was, he probably doesn't have to pay
> for it anyway (regardless of licensing).  If the reverse was true, companies
> would begin sending us all kinds of junk that we didn't order, then demand
> payment for it.  

Good point.  :)

>      I've been told, especially if he didn't sign some sort of order for the
> book, he's free to keep it as a gift!

As the account read, it was entirely unsolicited.  Some sort of medical
text from a publisher that was a "complimentary copy".  Couldn't return it
to them, couldn't give it to anyone due to the license agreement (in
theory...although I don't think I'd consider it binding), and couldn't even
destroy it, according to the letter of same.

It was in one of Cringely's columns, I think.  Probably 1-2 years back.

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