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Wait! Don't open that cardboard box!
Pay attention next time you rip open a cardboard box - you may be entering into a contract without realizing it.A recent decision in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinforced the right of companies, in this case Lexmark International, the printer maker, to legally limit what customers can do with a patented product, given that the company spells out conditions and restrictions on a package label known as a box-top license.
October 2, 2005 at 10:57 PM in Digital rights & copyright | Permalink
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