CNN Uses P2P Video & Adds Terrible EULA 254
Futurepower(R) writes "CNN's use of software called Octoshape presents an incredibly abusive EULA. If you agree to the EULA, you agree that CNN can use your bandwidth, and that you will pay any costs. Also, you lose the right to monitor your own network traffic. You can't even use information collected by your own firewall. Quoting the EULA:
'You may not collect any information about communication in the network of computers that are operating the Software or about the other users of the Software by monitoring, interdicting or intercepting any process of the Software. Octoshape recognizes that firewalls and anti-virus applications can collect such information, in which case you not are allowed to use or distribute such information.' "
shit, I already broke the EULA..... (Score:5, Funny)
Noticed how much upload bandwidth was being used and fired up Wireshark to figure out what was going on. Hang on a sec, there's a knock at the doo$*)&!&*()@*!)(*)(NO CARRIER
Get out of EULA free card (Score:2, Funny)
Re:OK, then... (Score:3, Funny)
But, but,... the license is viral. You are a slave of your users and especially big media.
From the article: (Score:3, Funny)
Oh really.
Tin foil hat (Score:5, Funny)
Well, they should have read my Eula (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dear CNN, (Score:5, Funny)
No.
You misspelled "Fuck you."
Any clue how to uninstall Octoshape? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:good luck with that (Score:1, Funny)
You're giving them your bandwidth! /bonk!
Re:shit, I already broke the EULA..... (Score:5, Funny)
Who the hell knocks on your door, pushes you out of the way, pounds on they keyboard, types "NO CARRIER", and hits Submit?
They don't even offer me the EULA! (Score:3, Funny)
I'm on Linux, and as a test, I just watched some [boring] live video on CNN:
1. CNN did not try to install a P2P application on my PC
2. I was not offered any EULA
3. My upstream data traffic did not change
Obviously, CNN hates Linux. Good news!
Re:shit, I already broke the EULA..... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:shit, I already broke the EULA..... (Score:5, Funny)
What's a "NO CARRIER" joke?
Re:Any clue how to uninstall Octoshape? (Score:2, Funny)
Unless that's a cute name your girlfriend came up with, the singular of "testes" is "testis", dude. You would have known this if you read CNN's EULA.
Re:What If the router is mine? (Score:5, Funny)
Nope. You're completely liable for things outside of your control. This is thanks to the Because Act. This little known piece of international legislation is, in fact, at the heart of many of the most prominent legal actions in the world today. Much loved by the RIAA, MPAA and the US due to it's implicit allowal for random search and seizure, legal 'fishing trips', non-judicially warranted wire taps, and it's espousal of 'guilty until proven guilty' legislature; the entire text of the Because Act has been reproduced below:
Because Act
1. Because.
1.1. Just, because.
Re:good luck with that (Score:4, Funny)
I hear the Interceptor is nigh-uncatchable.
I hope this license holds up in court. (Score:3, Funny)
Because then we can attach it to every P2P client on earth and it'd mean the RIAA was no longer allowed to collect any information on the files being shared whilst at the same time you could still just share CNN's content, win win!
Oh well, we can always dream ;)
Re:shit, I already broke the EULA..... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:shit, I already broke the EULA..... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Dear CNN, (Score:3, Funny)
the keys are like right next to each other. [bash.org]
Re:shit, I already broke the EULA..... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:good luck with that (Score:4, Funny)
That's nonsense. Please, look up the definition of the verb 'to socialize'.
Married people who do NOT commit adultery are practicing antisocial behavior.
Now please excuse me, I'm off to socialize with my secretary.