Grokster and Claria Clickwrap

By Andrew Raff on November 18, 2004 4:24 PM

Ben Edelman: Grokster and Claria Take Licenses to New Lows, and Congress Lets Them Do It

Grokster installs lots of junk if a user presses Accept. However, Grokster also installs software even if the user presses Cancel! That's right: If a user has second thoughts after seeing the long license agreements, and if the user decides to press Cancel, Grokster's installer nonetheless installs SearchLocate/SideBar and with TVMedia.

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