What about the Computer Misuse Act. My understanding is that damaging data on a system as a result of unauthorised access (which might include a program doing something that the person running had not be informed it would do) might be an offence under the act.
Can we get Bill Gates in to the Scrubs ?
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-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Ross [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 02 April 1998 20:34
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Subject: Re: FW: Windows 95 shareware??
>>>Graham Ross - I would be interested in the legal angle on this - if a
>>>software producer wipes other software of my machine is it legal?
If the producer warns that such is the effect, or excludes liability
generally , then he has breached no-one's rights. If not, then this would
probaby be a breach of contract.
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