EULA. Do you read them?

If you are like me, you would be the type of person who just skips over the End User License Agreement (EULA) when installing software and accept it. Well after reading this, it has got me thinking twice now:

RTF EULA

From the article:

The End User License Agreement. You probably have grown accustomed to clicking through on these when installing new software, so accustomed that you don't even read them anymore. Well, we have and here are some of our favourites. We also present them with simultaneous plain English translations.

This is a good one:

You agree, if purchasing by credit card or charge card, that you permanently and irrevocably waive any and all right to cause a "chargeback" (that is, a disputed, reversed or contested charge) against this purchase for any reason whatsoever…

Therefore, you agree to pay, and Company agrees to accept in compromise, for each chargeback you may issue or directly or indirectly cause to be issued against company, the amount of EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($8,000.00) to Company (or the party selling you this license), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty.

These things are just too long to read through in my opinion. I guess even after hearing how serious they can be, I have a feeling it isn’t going to change my habits of just skipping over it.