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A while back Jeff Cann and I discussed software useage - whether it was
governed by copyright law or by license agreements (<a href="http://clue.denver.co.us/pipermail/clue-talk/2001-May/002528.html">my
first post</a>).
<p>Dan Bernstein (author of qmail) has some comments here: <a href="http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html">http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html</a>
<p>He seems to know more than me about copyright law and basically says
that license agreements are unenforcable as they violate what you're allowed
to do with software you buy.
<p>I'd like to think Dan's interpretation is correct, but since M$ has
more lawyers than I do, it may not be in a practical sense.
<p>Dave
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