[Year 12 SofDev] Adrian's SAC 401- Legal Advice

[WEIR Andrew]

Adrian and other,
This is also similar to the issue raised last night on a current affair
(I think) about the Product disclosure statements that come with car
insurance.
How many of us have actually read it word for word. I wonder the the US
case can be adapted to Aus law.
 
it seems only lawyers don't follow the KISS principle.  (Sorry to all
lawyers)

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From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Adrian Janson
Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2008 9:34 AM
To: 'Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: RE: [Year 12 SofDev] Adrian's SAC 401- Legal Advice



Hi Russell,

 

One of the reasons that I included the bit about the lengthy licence
agreement is that it has been shown (and I am not sure of how to prove
this...) but lengthy licence agreements like this don't hold any weight
in a court of law as they are highly unethical.  Now - I know that
unethical and illegal and two different things (and this is what makes a
good discussion point), but there was a legal case where a court in the
US ruled that it was unreasonable for the user to be expected to read
such as lengthy agreement and then ruled in the favour of the user.

 

Someone might have some good links for this?

 

As for the camera footage - not sure about this one, but it is certainly
unethical.

 

Cheers,

Adrian

 

Adrian Janson, 

VITTA President

Director of ICT, 

Melbourne High School, 

Forrest Hill, South Yarra 3141 Australia.

Phone: 03 9826 0711 International: +61 3 9826 0711

Fax: 03 9826 8767 International: +61 3 9826 8767

E-mail: janson.adrian.a at edumail.vic.gov.au
<mailto:janson.adrian.a at edumail.vic.gov.au> 

Website: http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au <http://www.mhs.vic.edu.au> 

Blog: http://jansona.edublogs.org <http://jansona.edublogs.org/> 

 

From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Russell Quinn
Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2008 9:14 AM
To: sofdev at edulists.com.au
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Adrian's SAC 401- Legal Advice

 

Hi all,

         I am having trouble working out

If The Web Cam activation is actually illegal.  

Would the output constitute an employee record

and is agreeing upon logon binding - given the

shifty way it was implemented?

 

TIA

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