what makes this especially meaningful is the tool is often a workplace one.
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On Sat, 18 Feb 2023, Tara Li wrote:
Good points. Those EULAs are going to have to get smacked down hard one of
these days.
On Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 09:20 Steve Wheeler <steven.r.wheeler@...>
wrote:
You'll usually find something of the sort in the license agreement, if
it's there at all. Some companies specifically disavow that their software
is useful for any purpose at all, and state that you're on your own if you
have any problems. Others strictly limit the approved uses (and/or users)
of their software, and disavow any other purposes to which it may be put.
Somewhere in the mass of legalese, there's likely a statement that any
disputes concerning the software will be handled either by binding
arbitration (often even specifying which firm will conduct the arbitration)
or by the courts of a specific state. A lot of US companies, no matter
where they are physically located, are incorporated in Delaware, because
Delaware laws and courts have historically been favorable towards them.
