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Old 04-30-2004, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Windcatcher
If you're going to include a legal contract with your software, for God's sake be honorable about it and at least make sure the contract is lawful.
I've been reading this discussion with some interest, but i just wanted to clarify one point.

There is no such thing as a clickable "legal contract." This is something in which ive actually been in court over, and it simply does not apply. It really don't matter what Sony or it's lawyers say. Legally speaking: A EULA or Online 'Disclaimer' are worthless in the real world.

Sony can use them as justification for deleting or banning your accounts however, which is why i suspect it's there. Keeping in mind that nowadays, an MMORPG account can be quantified as "Property" with a verifiable monetary value - The EULA establishes up front what is "legal" according to their rules and what's not. Outside of the Sony/Everquest world however - It means nothing.

So until Sony starts sending written contracts out via mail, and forces you to sign them in front of notary - Your in the clear.

As for a Monopoly - Everquest isn't even close... heh

With Lucid Visions PvP server going up shortly(next week it looks like) - I've made sure that all my legal bases are covered. I could write about 10 pages on exactly "why" and "how" an emulator server is legal under U.S Law, but i'll spare everyone the details. Sony most likely looks at the emulator servers at this point as nothing more then free advertising for EQ2. Get hooked on Everquest "again", and buy the sequel in 5 months.
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