Thanks to Matt
Benjamin for this report.
From June 21 InfoWorld:
InfoWorld is sponsoring a petition to defeat UCITA, the
reincarnated form of the recent attempt by Microsoft and other
software companies to reform the US Uniform Commercial Code.
UCITA would:
- Exempt software producers from consumer protection and product
liability laws. - Ratify the most extreme forms of shrink-wrapped
licensing–where the user is held to terms only disclosed when
software was installed - Outlaw reverse engineering
US citizens can sign the petition by sending their name and
state of residence in an email to ucita@infoworld.com
More information at http://archive.infoworld.com/UCITA/.