Yeah ... yeah ... yeah ...
*reaches end of EULA*
*looks at scroll bar*
Huh? There's more?
"Terms of Use"
*starts reading*
"Hello! Welcome to the web sites, web properties, and other things web-ish owned and operated by DivX, Inc. ("DivX")."
...
"Please read this agreement carefully. it explains how you can use the site, what you can't do on the site, and what will happen to you if you misbehave (hint: you won't like it... or then again maybe you will, but if you're one of those kinky types, please do us both a favor and keep it to yourself)."
...
"Before we get started, our lawyers would like us to explain several things to you. They're really quite nice people, ..."
...
"By using the site, you are agreeing to everything we say here, including if we were to say that Santa Claus is real and lives with the Easter Bunny. "
...
"Other Legal Stuff. Please read this section carefully. It's very important stuff, but we've found it impossible to re-write it in plain English. Imagine your favorite lawyer standing next to you in your room and reading it to you."
>leagaleese follows in UPPER CASE LETTERS<
...
OOooh! More stuff! A "Publisher Agreement"
*reads*
"... If you can't guarantee these things, do not accept this agreement. Do not publish your content to the site. In fact, just stop reading now and go away.
"Still reading? Excellent!"
...
And the last paragraph (subscripted):
""Content." That's an ugly word for what can be a beautiful thing, don't you agree? But after much discussion, fueled by much pizza and beer, we can't come up with a generic term that works better and is as easily understood, so we've resigned to use it in this document. But we invite you to cringe, as we do, every time you read it."
*checks "accept" box"
*looks for any extraneous hanger-on software*
*none found*
*unchecks uploader*
*continues*
*watches clip*
*is not particularly amused*
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