[OT] EULA and legality

[Peter W A Wood]

Richmond

On 12 Sep 2012, at 23:03, Richmond wrote:

> A bicycle cannot be used to brew coffee, and I am absolutely sure that anybody claiming that the
> fact that their bike cannot be used as a coffee-maker is in some way "unfair" would be laughed out of court.

Are you really absolutely sure? The company that I used to work for had many clients in the US insurance business. One of my colleagues told me of a legal case his client lost, they were sued by somebody who had an accident when they used a lawnmower to cut a hedge. The instructions that came with the lawn mower did not sufficiently clearly state that it couldn't be used as a hedge trimmer.

Did your bicycle come with a warning not to use it to make coffee?

Peter