RE: Contrary to Morality - What is that?

I have no answer for your question, but I have another of my own. Why would anyone purchase this software if they're not allowed "to operate" it? Am I missing something here?

Freya
>
>
> I encountered a statement in license that I do not fully
> understand and I am turning to this discussion forum for
> help in interpreting the statement.
>
> As a gift, my wife gave me Chessmaster 10th Edition.
> After long procrastination, I finally decided to install it in my
> PC. As the installation was proceeding, the license was
> presented to me. Because I was going to use the software
> for my other project, I had to read license very carefully.
> The portion that stopped me from continuing the installation
> is this:
>
> It is not permitted:
>
> - To make copies …
> - To operate …
> - To use it contrary to morality or the laws in force,
> - To modify …
> - To transmit …
> - To create ….
> - To decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble …
>
> Exactly what does "contrary to morality" mean? I searched
> Internet and found some references on it. But, all of them
> are related to patent. I could not find anything relating to
> the use of software.
>
> So, I sent a question on the meaning of "contrary to morality"
> to Ubi Soft's on-line support. (Ubi Soft is the manufacturer
> of Chessmaster 10th Edition.) After hearing nothing from
> the on-line support for one or two weeks, I decided to call
> Ubi Soft's support.
>
> I asked the person who answered my call about the meaning
> of "contrary to morality". He put me on hold for a while (I did
> not time it but I estimated that it was one or two minutes).
> He then explained to me that it was a blanket statement to
> prevent people from breaking any copyright laws. I was
> tempted to ask him to elaborate that but knowing that he
> was not expert in legal language, I thanked him for his time
> and I hanged up phone.
>
> I thought more about what he said. If it is really that obvious
> that "contrary to morality" means breaking any copyright laws,
> why is this specific wording chosen over other wording? Is
> this an example where Ubi Soft went overboard and borrowed
> the language from patent? If "contrary to morality" actually
> is applicable to Chessmaster, can anyone think of examples
> where using Chessmaster is contrary to morality?
>
>
> Joseph Pietro Riolo
> <josephpietrojeungriolo[_at_]gmail.com>
> <riolo[_at_]voicenet.com>
>
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