Re: Derivative works (Was: Re: Software to Block Ads)

On 4/1/98, Tim Arnold <tja[_at_]mds.rmit.edu.au> wrote:
>
> Now if the shrink-wrap licence agreement states that the software may
> only be used to access Westlaw and not competing services, does this
> change? Should it?

I think that assuming the consumer is paying for the Westlaw software, the license provision you suggest might constitute an illegal tying arrangement.

But antitrust is far from my domain, and I'd quickly defer to someone like Mark who spends a lot of mental effort in that area.

-Ari

Ari Kahan
<akahan[_at_]netcom.com>

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