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> Is it possible yet to virtualize an OSX install without breaking the EULA? Has a single court of law yet made a ruling to set a precedent saying they are leg
by josteink 6y ago
> Is it possible yet to virtualize an OSX install without breaking the EULA?
Has a single court of law yet made a ruling to set a precedent saying they are legally binding?
If no, I’ll just keep treating EULAs like what they are: a corporate wish list of unlawful restrictions they want to impose on their customers.
Why should anyone care about that?
- Alupis 6y agoWhy would it not be binding? It's a legal contract containing terms of use and prohibited activities. You give consent too... Many of the use cases for virtualizing OSX are for business purposes. Not a great idea to build a business off pirated software and trampled software licenses.
- josteink 6y ago> Why would it not be binding? By requesting and reading this reply you hereby grant me 50% of your future income the next 5 years. By your logic, this statement should legally binding too, just because someone somewhere wrote it and put it on your screen. Obviously it’s not though, so why should a EULA be different? It’s literally the same thing.
- nojito 6y agohttps://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/apple-inc-v-psystar-corp https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/apple-inc-v-psystar-corp
- dwheeler 6y agoYes, shrinkwrap EULAs have been upheld in the US as a contract. At the very least: ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996).