Re: Windows XP Service Pack1 problem with activation

From: Deus, Attonbitus (Thor@HammerofGod.com)
Date: 09/14/02 

Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:19:23 -0700
To: "Nick Jacobsen" <nick@ethicsdesign.com>, "Tyson Leslie" <Leslie.Tyson@colteng.com>, <vuln-dev@securityfocus.com>
From: "Deus, Attonbitus" <Thor@HammerofGod.com>

At 01:44 PM 9/13/2002, Nick Jacobsen wrote:

>Now, the way our legal system works, the manufacturer could be sued
>successfully, even though the car was stolen... get it, got it, good?
>Anyone disagree, I would love to hear you...

Not if the thief definitively acknowledged and accepted an agreement (the
EULA in this case) that explicitly limited his rights to do so. 

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