John,
some standard kinds of answers.
however, they are always signed by both parties in the corporate/ non-online world, agreed to(accepted)by checking a box in the online world, or contained in a box when you get software by mail, in a store, etc., saying that by using the software, you hereby agree.
i'm not a lawyer, but i suspect the liability language should cover you fine even tho the user is not signing a document.
regarding the future use someone might do, what would you say if someone sent your code to a friend and unbeknownst to them, the friend modified it and then sold it to msft for $ 2 M (or to SI for $ 10 !!)? my suspicion is that without a written agreement, you'd have no claim to part of the proceeds; but i don't know.
Should someone request this file, install it, and just
coincidentally their PC goes BOOM .... I do not want
to be held liable
------------ MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL --------- BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATING TO THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE.
(this language should be good as is)
But should
you then forward the file to a friend who was also
a committed hacker he could easily break the Excel
password protection, modify my code, and go do whatever
bad things he/she wanted to to the original code.
The software contains valuable, confidential information and trade secrets that you agree to protect. The reproduction, transfer, assignment, de-compilation, disassembly or reverse engineering of the software is prohibited.
( don't know if you have confidential info or trade secrets)
so, from a liability standpoint, i think you're ok, which seems to me to be the main concern.
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