I just finished writing a EULA for a program that basically allows
someone to browse and download files from a remote machine. Just
wondering if you have any suggestions for me?
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End-User License Agreement (EULA)
Remote File Browser
All terms and information presented in this document must be agreed
to, understood, and accepted before you, the user, may use the Remote
File Browser software application.
General Information
Remote File Browser is a free, open source, pier to pier software
product written in the Java programming language. This software
enables the user to remotely browse files on a remote computer’s file
system and retrieve any of those files. This program also allows the
user to run a server which will work with the client in browsing and
downloading files from the computer on which the server is running.
Security
Although Remote File Browser does provide a means of password
protecting your files, we however, do not guarantee the security of
this software in any way, and nor are we liable for any security
breaches that may occur. Please carefully conceder the security risks
before starting the server. Please also note that this application
does not allow the modification of any files on the machine on which
the server is running.
Copyright Issues
Remote File Browser allows the transfer of any files of any size, or
type. Being this way we do not guarantee the legality of the data
being transferred, and nor are we responsible in any way for the
actions of the user, and that you, the user, hold all legal
responsibility for your actions.
Final Clauses
In conclusion to this document you may do whatever you whish with this
software product however, you hold all legal responsibilities for your
actions, and we are not responsible for whatever might occur while
this program is in use. We also do not guarantee the reliability of
this product and we take no responsibility for the processes of this
software product.
Eric Sosman - 20 Apr 2008 13:33 GMT
> I just finished writing a EULA for a program that basically allows
> someone to browse and download files from a remote machine. Just
> wondering if you have any suggestions for me?
Suggestion: One who seeks legal advice from programmers
is about as bright as one who seeks programming advice from
lawyers. Try your question on a more appropriate newsgroup,
like alt.talk.bizarre.

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Chase Preuninger - 20 Apr 2008 13:36 GMT
yeah, it was late when I posted this. you are right, this is kinda
stupid.
Sabine Dinis Blochberger - 21 Apr 2008 10:42 GMT
> yeah, it was late when I posted this. you are right, this is kinda
> stupid.
Also keep in mind that people with no legal degree/license are not
allowed to give legal advice.

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Lew - 21 Apr 2008 12:21 GMT
>> yeah, it was late when I posted this. you are right, this is kinda
>> stupid.
>
> Also keep in mind that people with no legal degree/license are not
> allowed to give legal advice.
They are in the United States. They just can't charge for it or fraudulently
claim legal expertise. Luckily we have a little thing called the First
Amendment that lets us dispense all the free advice we want, and it's worth
every penny.
Note that I am not a lawyer, so the legal advice I just gave may or may not
work for you.

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Sabine Dinis Blochberger - 22 Apr 2008 09:51 GMT
> >> yeah, it was late when I posted this. you are right, this is kinda
> >> stupid.
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> Note that I am not a lawyer, so the legal advice I just gave may or may not
> work for you.
Learned something new. In germany it seems they are more stringent (must
have to do with being liable).

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Lew - 22 Apr 2008 13:16 GMT
>>>> yeah, it was late when I posted this. you are right, this is kinda
>>>> stupid.
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> Learned something new. In germany it seems they are more stringent (must
> have to do with being liable).
If you trust my legal "advice" knowing that I am not a lawyer, that's your
liability, not mine.
Please do not send the German police after me for the legal advice I gave.

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Jan Thomä - 22 Apr 2008 19:22 GMT
> Please do not send the German police after me for the legal advice I gave.
Nah, our ministry of truth will just install the bundestrojan on your
machine ;)
Roedy Green - 21 Apr 2008 00:25 GMT
On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:16:24 -0700 (PDT), Chase Preuninger
<chasepreuninger@gmail.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone
who said :
>End-User License Agreement (EULA)
one comment. It is very readable. You can tell a lawyer did not
write it.

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Andreas Leitgeb - 21 Apr 2008 11:13 GMT
> I just finished writing a EULA for a program that basically allows
> someone to browse and download files from a remote machine. Just
> wondering if you have any suggestions for me?
First suggestion is: run a spell-checker on it, e.g. load it into
openoffice with appropriate spellcheckers installed. During skimming
I saw about four misspelled words, and probably missed a couple more.
Second: if you want to state your own conditions legally safe, you have to
hire a lawyer for that job. If your concerns are mostly about excluding any
warranties, you could take a look at the GPL or LGPL.
d - 21 Apr 2008 20:58 GMT
> First suggestion is: run a spell-checker on it, e.g. load it into
> openoffice with appropriate spellcheckers installed. During skimming
> I saw about four misspelled words, and probably missed a couple more.
I don't know- "pier to pier" is spelled perfectly, although I'm not
sure where these piers are located- I'm assuming New York and
London :)
Christian - 21 Apr 2008 22:31 GMT
d schrieb:
>> First suggestion is: run a spell-checker on it, e.g. load it into
>> openoffice with appropriate spellcheckers installed. During skimming
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> sure where these piers are located- I'm assuming New York and
> London :)
the term comes from data haven !