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  <title>Comments for Cartoon: The Perils of The EULA</title>
  
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    <published>2008-10-12T20:50:42Z</published>
    <updated>2008-10-12T21:03:21Z</updated>
    <title>Cartoon: The Perils of The EULA</title>
    <summary>Sarah Perez&apos;s post on Friday had my number: I&apos;m one of those people who click right past the user agreement whenever I install software or sign up for a new web app, without even a passing glance at what rights I&apos;m surrendering. I&apos;m pretty sure Mark Zuckerberg is allowed to claim one of my kidneys...</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Rob Cottingham</name>
      
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      <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/eula_realworld.jpg" /><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/researchers_want_online_privacy_policies_regulated.php">Sarah Perez's post on Friday</a> had my number: I'm one of those people who click right past the user agreement whenever I install software or sign up for a new web app, without even a passing glance at what rights I'm surrendering. I'm pretty sure Mark Zuckerberg is allowed to claim one of my kidneys on demand.</p>

<p>Part of the problem is that EULAs have only two options: Accept or Cancel, also known as take it or leave it.</p>]]>
      <![CDATA[<p>If you could at least make some kind of counter-offer, or agree to some conditions in return for access to certain functions but not others, maybe there'd be more of a point. As it is, life's too damn short.</p>

<p>That said, I woke up this morning feeling kind of woozy, and there's this unexplained eight-inch scar on the side of my torso...</p>

<p><img src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/2008-10-11-eula.gif" /></p>

<p><strong><a href="http://www.socialsignal.com/n2s">More Noise to Signal</a></strong></p>

<p><em>Top image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiperactivo/339173066/">kandinski</a></em></p>]]>
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    <title>Comment from cohnsey on 2008-10-12</title>
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        <name>cohnsey</name>
        <uri>http://www.homesteadmaid.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>i too totally identify with that cartoon. Sarah is one of the best bloggers out there for sure.</p>]]>
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    <published>2008-10-13T04:21:53Z</published>
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