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Umm... Only if it tells you that before you click and in this case, I still don't think they can make it stick. It would also have to cover any reuse of the reference if entry to the site does not present the warning. A contract cannot be made ex post facto (my guess). It would be entrapment otherwise. It is a weird turn but one predicted on the use of the Name to infer rights (eg, is a URN like a trademark). Definitely an RDF application. Len http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h -----Original Message----- From: John Cowan [mailto:jcowan@r...] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 3:27 PM To: Jonathan Borden; xml-dev@x... Subject: Re: (Second) Last Call for XPointer 1.0 Jonathan Borden wrote: > It is entirely another thing to impose conditions on the mere reading of the > XPointer specification which by the way is simply silly language that anyone > who has ever been involved in the drafting of a software contract ought know > is silly. Unfortunately it is not simply silly: it is a command backed by a threat to sue. The structure is "If you read this, and play by our rules, we will not sue you for your (necessary) infringement; but if you break our rules, we MIGHT sue you!"
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