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:UPDATED: Infoworld Circulating Petition to Halt UCITA
UPDATED: Infoworld Circulating Petition to Halt UCITA
Jun 23, 1999, 12 :07 UTC (21 Talkback[s]) (13906 reads)

Thanks to Matt Benjamin for this report.

From June 21 InfoWorld:

InfoWorld is sponsoring a petition to defeat UCITA, the reincarnated form of the recent attempt by Microsoft and other software companies to reform the US Uniform Commercial Code.

UCITA would:

  • Exempt software producers from consumer protection and product liability laws.

  • Ratify the most extreme forms of shrink-wrapped licensing--where the user is held to terms only disclosed when software was installed

  • Outlaw reverse engineering

US citizens can sign the petition by sending their name and state of residence in an email to ucita@infoworld.com

More information at http://archive.infoworld.com/UCITA/.


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
This sounds very scary and evil.  If the ...   They could kill Linux this way   
Beta
Jun 23, 1999, 05:55:54
 
This is ironic, given that a big argumen ...   Who do you sue?   
roger Irwin
Jun 23, 1999, 06:30:52
 
It appears that the site is suffering fr ...   slashdotted...   
Sean Lamb
Jun 23, 1999, 07:14:39
 
You can use the MS website that was  cre ...   Use MS Website   
Joe Kaplenk
Jun 23, 1999, 08:33:12
 
I was unable to access the URL http://ar ...   Better web URL - The listed one doesn't work   
Joe Kaplenk
Jun 23, 1999, 09:06:37
 
The link to the article on InfoWorld is  ...   Correction: new link   
Frank de Lange
Jun 23, 1999, 09:21:55
 
The link is broken.  This is not the fir ...   note to editor   
David
Jun 23, 1999, 09:30:24
 
The UCITA article can also be read by fo ...   Again: links   
Frank de Lange
Jun 23, 1999, 09:30:40
 
I get a 404 when trying to access the fi ...   Its disappeared   
Colin Walls
Jun 23, 1999, 09:31:31
 
http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/dis ...   this link works better   
David
Jun 23, 1999, 09:35:15
 
That link to the archives at info world  ...   Weird Link   
Dan White
Jun 23, 1999, 09:55:16
 
If reverse engineering is outlawed, will ...   UCITA   
Steve Ambler
Jun 23, 1999, 10:01:16
 
well UCITA, you just have to contend wit ...   UCC 1-207   
Dancez with Linux
Jun 23, 1999, 10:15:10
 
Ratifying the most extreme forms of shri ...   Two Bad One Maybe Good..   
Matthew C. Tedder
Jun 23, 1999, 10:20:59
 
Can a legal US resident also sign the pe ...   Only US Citizens --- or Legal Residents.   
Anonymous
Jun 23, 1999, 10:22:00
 
All we need is more laws that enforce th ...   More Laws.   
Jaime Fournier
Jun 23, 1999, 10:51:15
 
Dear Friends

The technological evolutio ...   UCITA   
Patrick Martin
Jun 23, 1999, 17:34:33
 

What does this law mean for other count ...   Outside the US?   
Jason Bridgman
Jun 24, 1999, 07:50:48
 
   The UCITA would not affect Linux in a ...   Beta: ... huh? Kill Linux?   
Glen
Jul 2, 1999, 15:47:47
 
  Patrick,
  I understand your points, b ...   Re: UCITA (response to Patrick)   
Glen (again)
Jul 2, 1999, 16:11:23
 
I think it is time we took a hard look a ...   UCITA   
warren
Jul 3, 1999, 00:16:50
 
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