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It's amazing what you learn when you read a EULA!
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Senior User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Aussie in UK
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I have never bothered to read a EULA (End User Licensing Agreement) carefully before. I have PhotoShop CS2 on my PowerMac at work. I am also doing a lot of work at home on my Quad but I only have an old copy of PS. I was wondering how I could get around this as CS2 needs to be activated over the web for it to work (beyond 30 days).
Reading the EULA, I come across this:
2.4 Portable or Home Computer Use. The primary user of the Computer on which the Software is installed may install a second copy of the Software for his or her exclusive use on either a portable Computer or a Computer located at his or her home, provided the Software on the portable of home Computer is not used at the same time as the Software on the primary Computer.
Woohoo! This means I can legally use the tool I need on my home machine when I am working from home.
I know that these sort of terms have probably been around for a while but they are much more real with a product that requires activation.
Anyone know of any other interesting tid-bits hidden away in EULA's?
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
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You can do the same thing with Macromedia Studio, as long as it is on the same platform.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Rochester, NY
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I remember a while back there was a software company which hid an easter egg in their EULA. They included a clause that said something like "If you send your name and address to <snail-mail address>, you will get $100. We can rescind this offer at any time." IIRC, it took a few months for someone to actually respond!
Someone with better google-fu can probably find a link.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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I recall it was actually $1,000; I thought someone found a new one of these profitable clauses. And failing that, something funny hopefully. Too bad it wasn't something like that, although the information is still useful. And frankly, after paying Adobe that much money, one should certainly be entitled to personally use the software on more than one computer.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Addicted to MacNN  Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Cooperstown '09
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"Our software may contain viruses and open security holes."
EULA for Windows '95, '98, NT, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, etc.
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Six feet under and diggin' it.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Nashville, TN
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I'm still waiting for an EULA to end up in court...
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Don't try to outweird me, I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.
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