mjc
06-30-2002, 04:52 AM
If you have seen or heard about the recent security patch for WMP and are considering installation, condier this....
*Digital Rights Management (Security). You agree that in order to protect the integrity of content and software protected by digital rights management ("Secure Content"), Microsoft may provide security related updates to the OS Components that will be automatically downloaded onto your computer. These security related updates may disable your ability to copy and/or play Secure Content and use other software on your computer. If we provide such a security update, we will use reasonable efforts to post notices on a web site explaining the update.
IF THE APPLICABLE OS PRODUCT WAS LICENSED TO YOU BY MICROSOFT
Direct quote from the EULA for said patch...italics mine.
I really like the part..."use other software on your computer." Surely it won't disable any M$ software, so that must mean another vendor's stuff, right?
Reported in this (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25956.html) article in The Register....
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mjc
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Celts are the men that heaven made mad, For all their battles are merry and their songs are all sad.
Please Post Questions in the forums, not my email. Thanks
*Digital Rights Management (Security). You agree that in order to protect the integrity of content and software protected by digital rights management ("Secure Content"), Microsoft may provide security related updates to the OS Components that will be automatically downloaded onto your computer. These security related updates may disable your ability to copy and/or play Secure Content and use other software on your computer. If we provide such a security update, we will use reasonable efforts to post notices on a web site explaining the update.
IF THE APPLICABLE OS PRODUCT WAS LICENSED TO YOU BY MICROSOFT
Direct quote from the EULA for said patch...italics mine.
I really like the part..."use other software on your computer." Surely it won't disable any M$ software, so that must mean another vendor's stuff, right?
Reported in this (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25956.html) article in The Register....
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mjc
Computer Links (http://www.dreamwater.org/tech/mjc/index.htm)
Celts are the men that heaven made mad, For all their battles are merry and their songs are all sad.
Please Post Questions in the forums, not my email. Thanks