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From: linimon@lonesome.com (Mark Linimon)
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Subject: Re: Ion3 removal (Re: Ion3 license violation)
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On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 02:43:07PM +0000, Tuomo Valkonen wrote:
> And at least where I come from, contracts are legally enforceable, 
> even if they're only oral ones

You clearly don't come from the US, where oral contracts are not
germane in business law.  What's written down in the license is the
only thing that would be germane in court.

Again, I'm not a lawyer, but this was my clear understanding from
the courses I took.

mcl