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> You will routinely hear nowadays that private agreements cannot trample on free speech That comic is a response to people complaining about "freedom of speec
by Gracana 12y ago
> You will routinely hear nowadays that private agreements cannot trample on free speech
That comic is a response to people complaining about "freedom of speech" after their harassing comments have been removed from a forum or article comment thread. I'm not sure the same line of thinking translates so directly to a corporate software development license agreement.
- blfr 12y agoWhat about getting fired. How many e-dramas have we seen lately over someone tweeting and losing their job? That's about as serious as a license agreement for someone doing iOS development as a full-time gig.
- delinka 12y ago"The right to free speech means the government can't arrest you for what you say." It doesn't mean anyone else has to tolerate what you say. It doesn't mean a contract between private parties (i.e. not a contract with a gov't entity) can't dictate the things you may or may not discuss about the parties or the agreement itself. In other words: "free speech" has nothing to do with anything except whether the government can arrest you for running your yap. Which further means a corporate software development license agreement can stipulate anything it wants. And you are free not to accept that agreement and not partake of the benefits the agreement bestows.