FreeSpace 2 EULA - Revision history

Goober5000: title case

2023-09-17T21:01:18Z

title case

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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license_agreement Software License Agreement] on [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia].		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license_agreement Software License Agreement] on [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia].

	[[Category:The ~~games~~]]		[[Category:The Games]]

BlueFlames: /* Source Code License */ Added the source code license. If there's more to it, I haven't found it, so someone else will have to add any additional clauses.

2008-10-10T20:29:53Z

Source Code License: Added the source code license. If there's more to it, I haven't found it, so someone else will have to add any additional clauses.

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	==Source Code License==		==Source Code License==

	~~''Space reserved for~~ the ~~text~~ of ~~and notes regarding~~ the license ~~under~~ which Volition ~~released~~ the ~~FS2~~ source code.''		Below is the license under which Volition released the FreeSpace 2 source code. Though technically not an open source license, the only restriction on use of the source code is that it may not be used commercially.

			Note that this license applies only to the source code itself, not other game content, which is still governed by the license agreement at the top of this article.

			Copyright (C) Volition, Inc. 1999. All rights reserved.
			<b></b><!--Dummy HTML tags to force a blank line, without splitting the code box.-->
			All source code herein is the property of Volition, Inc. You may not sell
			or otherwise commercially exploit the source or things you created based
			on the source.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

BlueFlames: Moved the current EULA to the top of the page, rephrased the note regarding the friends clause, & reserved space for the source code release license.

2008-10-07T16:55:02Z

Moved the current EULA to the top of the page, rephrased the note regarding the friends clause, & reserved space for the source code release license.

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   This software product, FreeSpace 2 (the "Software"), is
   intended solely for your personal noncommercial home entertainment
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   Trademark and copyright (c) 1999 Volition, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-Please note the "friends" clause is absent from this version.
+==Source Code License==
- SOFTWARE USE LIMITATIONS AND LIMITED LICENSE
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license_agreement Software License Agreement] on [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia].
 [[Category:The games]]

TopAce at 18:10, 24 September 2008

2008-09-24T18:10:52Z

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	manuals and other material contained therein to the store where you acquired		manuals and other material contained therein to the store where you acquired
	the Software for a full refund and if you downloaded the Software, you must delete it.		the Software for a full refund and if you downloaded the Software, you must delete it.

			[[Category:The games]]

TopAce at 09:28, 23 September 2008

2008-09-23T09:28:54Z

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	Trademark and copyright (c) 1999 Volition, Inc. All rights reserved.		Trademark and copyright (c) 1999 Volition, Inc. All rights reserved.

	However, this EULA below gets installed from the retail CDs ~~(mine are 8 years old)~~. There was a big deal (tm) a number of years ago when they realized the "old" EULA was in a click through on the retail installers and the new one was actually installed after the fact. But this in fact, the actual EULA. The Gametap installer and readme also have this EULA.		However, this EULA below gets installed from the retail CDs. There was a big deal (tm) a number of years ago when they realized the "old" EULA was in a click through on the retail installers and the new one was actually installed after the fact. But this in fact, the actual EULA. The Gametap installer and readme also have this EULA.

	Please note the "friends" clause is absent from this version~~. They realized their mistake, and they rescinded that authorization almost immediately~~.		Please note the "friends" clause is absent from this version.

	SOFTWARE USE LIMITATIONS AND LIMITED LICENSE		SOFTWARE USE LIMITATIONS AND LIMITED LICENSE

TopAce: Freespace 2 EULA moved to FreeSpace 2 EULA: Now, if we are at, we should spell the game's name correctly.

2008-09-23T09:27:21Z

Freespace 2 EULA moved to FreeSpace 2 EULA: Now, if we are at, we should spell the game's name correctly.

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TopAce at 09:26, 23 September 2008

2008-09-23T09:26:42Z

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	~~==Freespace 2 EULA==~~
	This software product, FreeSpace 2 (the "Software"), is		This software product, FreeSpace 2 (the "Software"), is
	intended solely for your personal noncommercial home entertainment		intended solely for your personal noncommercial home entertainment

Kazan: Freespace 2 EULA Issues moved to Freespace 2 EULA: Old article (and it's title) were pontification, cleaned up to be only factual

2008-09-23T01:54:58Z

Freespace 2 EULA Issues moved to Freespace 2 EULA: Old article (and it's title) were pontification, cleaned up to be only factual

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Kazan: Removed inappropriate pontification from the entry

2008-09-23T01:54:26Z

Removed inappropriate pontification from the entry

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-''From a post by [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=122 Inquisitor], one of the leaders of the [[FSSCP Introduction|Source Code Project]].''
+==Freespace 2 EULA==
   This software product, FreeSpace 2 (the "Software"), is
   intended solely for your personal noncommercial home entertainment
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   manuals and other material contained therein to the store where you acquired
   the Software for a full refund and if you downloaded the Software, you must delete it.

Bruce89: fixed english

2007-09-09T22:36:55Z

fixed english

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	People are fond of quoting the EULA in the FS2 installer from 8 years ago, believing it gives them carte blanche to give away FS2 to anyone who meets the dictionary definition of "acquaintance".		People are fond of quoting the EULA in the FS2 installer from 8 years ago, believing it gives them carte blanche to give away FS2 to anyone who meets the dictionary definition of "acquaintance".

	This is the one they refer to, its in the clickthrough on the installer itself, from the retail ~~CD's~~:		This is the one they refer to, its in the clickthrough on the installer itself, from the retail CDs:

	This software product, FreeSpace 2 (the "Software"), is		This software product, FreeSpace 2 (the "Software"), is
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	Trademark and copyright (c) 1999 Volition, Inc. All rights reserved.		Trademark and copyright (c) 1999 Volition, Inc. All rights reserved.

	However, this EULA below gets installed from the retail ~~CD's~~ (mine are 8 years old). There was a big deal (tm) a number of years ago when they realized the "old" EULA was in a click through on the retail installers and the new one was actually installed after the fact. But this in fact, the actual EULA. The Gametap installer and readme also have this EULA.		However, this EULA below gets installed from the retail CDs (mine are 8 years old). There was a big deal (tm) a number of years ago when they realized the "old" EULA was in a click through on the retail installers and the new one was actually installed after the fact. But this in fact, the actual EULA. The Gametap installer and readme also have this EULA.

	Please note the "friends" clause is absent from this version. They realized their mistake, and they rescinded that authorization almost immediately.		Please note the "friends" clause is absent from this version. They realized their mistake, and they rescinded that authorization almost immediately.
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	This is not a discussion of copyright law, but I am darn tired of people justifying the "I can give it to anyone I like" stance.		This is not a discussion of copyright law, but I am darn tired of people justifying the "I can give it to anyone I like" stance.

	Granted, Interplay is defunct, and you are unlikely to get into any material trouble, but that doesn't make you all armchair lawyers. If you provide the original Interplay ~~VP's~~ for download, you do so at your own risk. And while ~~EULA's~~ themselves have all sorts of legal issues that people can ponitificate on, just because EULAs may generally be invalid doesn't mean they can't get you on other grounds. The US law is a fickle thing, and as things like the DMCA have ~~show~~, the law tends to favor the business, rather than the individual.		Granted, Interplay is defunct, and you are unlikely to get into any material trouble, but that doesn't make you all armchair lawyers. If you provide the original Interplay VPs for download, you do so at your own risk. And while EULAs themselves have all sorts of legal issues that people can ponitificate on, just because EULAs may generally be invalid doesn't mean they can't get you on other grounds. The US law is a fickle thing, and as things like the DMCA have shown, the law tends to favor the business, rather than the individual.

	Please stop telling people here that its perfectly legal unless you can back it up with a law degree and some case law.		Please stop telling people here that its perfectly legal unless you can back it up with a law degree and some case law.