Re: [dvd-discuss] Anti-Spyware Program Targeted By Multimedia Player

[microlenz(at)earthlink.net]

Except for the tiny print in the EULA....I love that statement "YOU are not 
allowed...." SFB...it's MY machine!

The article states that CNET has removed radlight from its downloads...too bad 
the 750,000 users won't ban together and file a class action suit....I doubt 
the DoJ has figured out what to do with a company that distributes a virus.

On 25 Apr 2002 at 9:56, Dean Sanchez wrote:

Subject:        	[dvd-discuss] Anti-Spyware Program Targeted By Multimedia 
Player  
Date sent:      	Thu, 25 Apr 2002 09:56:22 -0400
From:           	"Dean Sanchez" <DSanchez@fcci-group.com>
To:             	"Dvd Discussion Group (E-mail)" <dvd-
discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu>
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> Slashdot and Newsbytes are reporting a new twist in spyway.  It's amazing what a
> company can get away with now under the guise of protecting its "intellectual
> property".  Radlight (a multimedia player) silently uninstalls the anti-spyware
> program AdAware.  Its justification?  The EULA states "You are not allowed to
> use any third party program (e.g., Ad-aware) to uninstall application bundled
> with RadLight. Such programs will be removed."   Now, this is my definition of a
> viral program - modifying, installing, or uninstalling software without
> notifying me.
> 
> http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176075.html