Re: [OT] Warranty laws WAS: iTunes & Linux (Debian)
Johannes Wiedersich <johannes@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de> writes:
> I'm not a lawyer, but as I understand it, in Germany the legal situation
> is that all these agreements are void, unless the company can prove that
> you approved them _before_ you bought the item. For example anything of
> the fine print about M$'s license agreements that is not clearly printed
> on the outside of the box or explicitly agreed by you before buying your
> laptop etc. is simply void. (Basic stuff like copyright is granted even
> if not explicitly agreed, but *not* the fine print!)
Is this right? Can we get some validation of this? It's excellent!
I live in the UK. If this is an accurate summary of German Law I will
definitely join a campaign to make it EU law!
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