Is this wrong?

[Tallest Skil]

I think you've missed my main point, though. An EULA is a civil contract and hence it's enforced in a civil (heh) manner. The other case I mentioned (suspension of accounts in an MMP game) is another example of how an EULA can be enforced.

Private sector.

Like a forum, a user can be denied access from a game due to rule-breaking because it's PRIVATE.

 

[andiwm2003]

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I think you've missed my main point, though. An EULA is a civil contract and hence it's enforced in a civil (heh) manner. The other case I mentioned (suspension of accounts in an MMP game) is another example of how an EULA can be enforced.

BB

EULA's in germany are highly regulated by law. It doesn't matter really if it's a civil contract.
Apple's EULA can not be read by the customer before you buy and open the package. This alone invalidates it almost certainly. The content of the EULA may be invalid by german law as well.

Also lawsuit in germany are far less expensive and lead to much lower penalties than in the US. That makes it much harder to force an EULA by using legal costs as leverage.

I'm almost sure that Apple would have lost in court. Psystar's business model simply didn't work and they ran out of money.

 

[Macky-Mac]

EULA's in germany are highly regulated by law. It doesn't matter really if it's a civil contract.
Apple's EULA can not be read by the customer before you buy and open the package. This alone invalidates it almost certainly. The content of the EULA may be invalid by german law as well.

Also lawsuit in germany are far less expensive and lead to much lower penalties than in the US. That makes it much harder to force an EULA by using legal costs as leverage.

I'm almost sure that Apple would have lost in court. Psystar's business model simply didn't work and they ran out of money.

alas for Psystar.....issuse about the EULA were only a part of Apple's suit which covered a wide range of things. Even if Psystar won on EULA issues (and the few related comments from the judge suggested that was unlikely), it still faced losing the whole suit on other issues

 

[idonotliketostu]

To right the wrong: buy the merchandise and resell as "used" instead of selling the discount.

But seriously, nobody cares, the Apple police doesn't enforce this. Everyone benefits, even Apple.