Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 17:22:17 +0100 (MET) From: grog@lemis.de (Greg Lehey) To: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Has the copyright dust settled? Message-ID: <199601041622.RAA02480@allegro.lemis.de> In-Reply-To: <9601031646.AA08436@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> from "Sean Kelly" at Jan 3, 96 09:46:16 am
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Sean Kelly writes: > > THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY A. U. THOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS > OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED > WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE > DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL A. U. THOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, > INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES > (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR > SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) > HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, > STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING > IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE > POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. OK, I don't understand the US legal system (does anybody? :-), but I have never understood the illegible shouting in these clauses. Are they required by law? Do they have a special legal significance? Or couldn't they be replaced by something in mixed case, possibly in bold if needs be? Greg
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