[X4U] Boot Camp

[Ted Burton]

At 8:35 AM +0100 on 08/08/06, Stroller spoke about Re: [X4U] Boot Camp thusly:

>  The law is defined by elected representatives and interpreted in 
>court ("case law").

And among the law in question is the Uniform Commercial Code in most 
states including Microsoft's home state which governs sales 
contracts, and there may or may not be intellectual property statutes 
applicable. Or we may be dealing with "common law", which we 
inherited as British colonies way back when, in which whole huge 
topics of the law are based upon the body of court decisions and 
there is no statute involved.

One topic area in the law is "contract.' Contracts are matters of 
agreement, reached with certain  give and take. The UCC deals with 
some contracts, but not all. The legislature may not have said squat 
about OEM contracts, although I suspect they would fall under the UCC 
insofar as the CD's or DVD's are concerned.
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Mercy, fraternal solidarity, and dedication to the common good.
Peace,
Ted