scott <sco### [at] laptopcom> wrote:
> If it means the whole license is invalid, then that also means the parts 
> that give you permission to use the software, and the parts about not 
> copying it and selling it, giving public performances using it, hiring it 
> out to people etc.  Essentially your only option (legally) would be to send 
> everything back and asking them to send a legal license agreement.

  It wouldn't make too much sense for the entire license to become invalid
just because one point was invalid.

> If it means only the "no backup" clause is ineffective, then presumably 
> there is another clause that says "if any of the other clauses are broken 
> then the whole license is terminated", in which case you could use it as 
> normal, but if you made a backup you'd terminate the license agreement and 
> have to send the software back.

  I'm sure that wouldn't hold in court.

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