the fun stuff you find in EULAs

[ckd]

iTunes told me that there was a software update for the iPod classic, and as these things do, popped up a clickwrap license with the End User License Agreement.

For the vast majority of you who are never bored/paranoid enough to read these, please note:

THE iPOD SOFTWARE AND iPOD SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE iPOD SOFTWARE OR iPOD SOFTWARE UPDATES COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.

(Screaming all-caps in original.)

So don't try to fly your 787 or control your heart-lung machine with the scrollwheel.

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Actually, Apple is said to be working on software to let you control your Mac from your iPhone, or presumably your iPod Touch.

Reminds me of the time we found we couldn't let our graphics artist use any Microsoft software. While We'd hired her to come to Mississippi when she was in Ithaca, New York, she was actually a citizen of Yugoslavia (Montenegro). And the EULA barred citizens of Yugoslavia from using Microsoft software, due to nuclear proliferation issues.

So no Word for her!

I immediately wanted to know if there was any way to get Mississippi added to the list, but that year, we were already supposedly the state most likely to have pirated Microsoft software, so it wouldn't have made much difference.