der.hans said:
> Am 21. Jan, 2004 schwätzte Chris Gehlker so:
>
>> All I could find in the various MS EULA's available was the following:
>>
>> "CONSENT TO USE OF DATA. You agree that
>> Microsoft and its affiliates may collect and use technical
>> information gathered as part of the product support
>> services provided to you, if any, related to the Software.
>> Microsoft may use this information solely to improve our
>> products or to provide customized services or technologies
>> to you and will not disclose this information in a form
>> that personally identifies you."
>
> There was a section allowing m$ to break into the computer or otherwise
> inspect it anytime they demand in order to do a license audit. m$
> determines if the software is being used in compliance with licensing
> and reserves the right to collect data as well as shut off and disable
> software.
>
> Maybe that part got pulled. Maybe it was a proposed license that never
> got used. Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly or getting mixed up with
> UCITA. I don't know.
The DRM language is pretty strong, but not that agressive. It allows for
invasion in order to protect "content", but not invasion to check
licensing.
<Agreement>
Owners of such Secure Content ("Secure
Content Owners") may, from time to time, request MS,
Microsoft Corporation or their subsidiaries to provide
security related updates to the Microsoft DRM components
of the SOFTWARE ("Security Updates") that may affect
your ability to copy, display and/or play Secure Content
through Microsoft software or third party applications
that utilize Microsoft DRM.
YOU THEREFORE AGREE THAT, IF YOU
ELECT TO DOWNLOAD A LICENSE FROM
THE INTERNET WHICH ENABLES YOUR USE
OF SECURE CONTENT, MS, MICROSOFT
CORPORATION OR THEIR SUBSIDIARIES
MAY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUCH
LICENSE, ALSO DOWNLOAD ONTO YOUR
COMPUTER SUCH SECURITY UPDATES THAT
A SECURE CONTENT OWNER HAS REQUESTED
THAT MS, MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR
THEIR SUBSIDIARIES DISTRIBUTE. MS,
Microsoft Corporation or their subsidiaries will not
retrieve any personally identifiable information, or
any other information, from your COMPUTER by downloading
such Security Updates.
</agreement>
Please note, I do not see anywhere in here that you can opt to not have
these pushed to you if you download DRM warez. Unlike the update features
they do not say you have the option to turn on. They say if you download
this you AGREE to ALSO DOWNLOAD ONTO YOUR COMPUTER SUCH SECURITY UPDATES
THAT A SECURE CONTENT OWNER HAS REQUESTED... Unplugging or not doing so
would be a violation of this agreement.
> I believe the wording I'm referring to is in the XP EULA and in the
> licensing changes that came with one of the service packs in the last
> couple of years. That's another issue. Requiring acceptance of new
> licensing terms in order to get security fixes is a pretty underhanded
> trick.
It was the DRM stuff as this was introduced with Windows Media Player
first then added to SP1 of XP.
They did have a stronger worded version that I believe they DID pull. I
don't have time to research currently.
-Derek
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