High Court Rules Software Liability Clause not 'Reasonable'

IvanV · May 14, 2010, 03:10 AM

A software company's stipulation that customers could not take action against it for the poor performance of its software was unfair and could not be enforced, the High Court has said.
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Source: Channel Register

Earthmonger · May 14, 2010, 06:15 AM

I'm coming for you Jobs; Gates; and whoever made that thing with the womenz that sit on your taskbar and do stuff. Oh, and that active wallpaper software from 2002. Forget the name. And Bleem! too.

IvanV · May 14, 2010, 01:35 PM

I think it's about time EULAs got regulated. They are getting absolutely ridiculous and the user only gets to see them after they have already purchased a piece of software. Also, switching vendors isn't of much help, when it comes to covering their a**es against possible user complaints, competitors or not, the software manufacturers take a very uniform stance.

May 14, 2010, 03:10 AM	#1
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,919 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	High Court Rules Software Liability Clause not 'Reasonable' A software company's stipulation that customers could not take action against it for the poor performance of its software was unfair and could not be enforced, the High Court has said. __________________ Source: Channel Register __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

May 14, 2010, 06:15 AM	#2
Earthmonger HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sitting inside a cube of kickass. Posts: 161 Rep Power: 36	Re: High Court Rules Software Liability Clause not 'Reasonable' I'm coming for you Jobs; Gates; and whoever made that thing with the womenz that sit on your taskbar and do stuff. Oh, and that active wallpaper software from 2002. Forget the name. And Bleem! too.

May 14, 2010, 01:35 PM	Thread Starter #3
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,919 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: High Court Rules Software Liability Clause not 'Reasonable' I think it's about time EULAs got regulated. They are getting absolutely ridiculous and the user only gets to see them after they have already purchased a piece of software. Also, switching vendors isn't of much help, when it comes to covering their aes against possible user complaints, competitors or not, the software manufacturers take a very uniform stance. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour*, let me know (PM me or whatever). Last edited by IvanV; May 14, 2010 at 04:17 PM.*