Monday, February 11, 2002
NY Challenges McAfee Covenants
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 01:26 PM
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20020207/D7HHCC280.html
Can you believe this? Talk about a muzzle for reviewers!
"Santa Clara, Calif.-based Network Associates Inc., placed restrictions on software diskettes and on its Web site, from which users download software, that explicitly prohibit customers from criticizing products, Spitzer said. Such restrictions, known as restrictive covenants, are illegal because they harm the public by censoring discussion of a product's flaws and defects, Spitzer contended. In one instance, Network Associates demanded a retraction of an unfavorable review published in the online and print magazine Network World, citing a clause on its Web site that prohibits product reviews without permission, the lawsuit alleged."
Hey McAfee, guess what? I tried your firewall product and it sucked. Come get me... ;-)
Can you believe this? Talk about a muzzle for reviewers!
"Santa Clara, Calif.-based Network Associates Inc., placed restrictions on software diskettes and on its Web site, from which users download software, that explicitly prohibit customers from criticizing products, Spitzer said. Such restrictions, known as restrictive covenants, are illegal because they harm the public by censoring discussion of a product's flaws and defects, Spitzer contended. In one instance, Network Associates demanded a retraction of an unfavorable review published in the online and print magazine Network World, citing a clause on its Web site that prohibits product reviews without permission, the lawsuit alleged."
Hey McAfee, guess what? I tried your firewall product and it sucked. Come get me... ;-)
