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| ====== Google’s hostile EULA – how long can you avoid it? ====== | ====== Google’s hostile EULA – how long can you avoid it? ====== | ||
| - | <adm abstract Old blog post> | + | {{template>util:oldblog|date=September 3, 2008}} |
| - | This article was originally published on September 3, 2008. | + | |
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| <adm note Update 2022> | <adm note Update 2022> | ||
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| - | e respect your right to ownership of content created or stored by you. Unless specifically permitted by you, **your use of the Services does not grant AdventNet the license** to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish or distribute the content created by you or stored in your Account for AdventNet’s commercial, marketing or any similar purpose. | + | We respect your right to ownership of content created or stored by you. Unless specifically permitted by you, **your use of the Services does not grant AdventNet the license** to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish or distribute the content created by you or stored in your Account for AdventNet’s commercial, marketing or any similar purpose. |
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| It used be that nobody read EULAs on software or services, because they all said the same thing – a disclaimer, limitation of liability, and rules about what’s considered illegal and grounds for revocation of the license in question. Now, however, with Google’s EULA coming under public scrutiny, it might be worth your time to make sure you haven’t agreed to any license terms that no sane person should ever voluntarily agree to. | It used be that nobody read EULAs on software or services, because they all said the same thing – a disclaimer, limitation of liability, and rules about what’s considered illegal and grounds for revocation of the license in question. Now, however, with Google’s EULA coming under public scrutiny, it might be worth your time to make sure you haven’t agreed to any license terms that no sane person should ever voluntarily agree to. | ||
