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SHRINK-WRAP LICENCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Electronic Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shrink-wrap license
1, record 1, English, shrink%2Dwrap%20license
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shrink wrap license 2, record 1, English, shrink%20wrap%20license
correct
- shrink-wrap licence 3, record 1, English, shrink%2Dwrap%20licence
correct
- shrink wrap licence 3, record 1, English, shrink%20wrap%20licence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type of passive contract which the buyer of a software is deemed to accept by the fact of opening its shrinkwrapped package. This license usually includes terms that (1) prohibit making unauthorized copies, (2) prohibit any modification, (3) prohibit resale, (4) limit use to one or a specified number of computers, (5) limit publisher's liability. 4, record 1, English, - shrink%2Dwrap%20license
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shrink-wrap license.- In the computer industry the terms of the software license are usually printed clearly on a sticky seal or are readable on the box, which is covered with a “shrink-wrap” film. Within the box are the disks and manuals and there is usually a notice that says that if you need to return the software the packages must be unopened with the shrink-wrap intact and that software with broken seals will not be reed. 2, record 1, English, - shrink%2Dwrap%20license
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "shrink-wrap" derives from the fact that such agreements used to be included on the outside of the software packaging, visible through the clear plastic shrink-wrap with which the package was sealed. 5, record 1, English, - shrink%2Dwrap%20license
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shrinkwrap license
- shrinkwrap licence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Commerce électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- licence sous emballage scellée
1, record 1, French, licence%20sous%20emballage%20scell%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- licence sous emballage scellé 2, record 1, French, licence%20sous%20emballage%20scell%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- licence sous emballage plastique 1, record 1, French, licence%20sous%20emballage%20plastique
feminine noun
- licence d'utilisation sous emballage 1, record 1, French, licence%20d%27utilisation%20sous%20emballage
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le contexte du droit de propriété intellectuelle ou de l'informatique en particulier, il s'agit d'une notion associée à la vente de logiciels qui tend à être utilisée exclusivement dans le cas d'une licence octoyée par l'entreprise qui donne droit à un particulier de faire usage de ses produits emballés et scellés afin de protéger la fiabilité et la qualité de ces produits informatiques. 1, record 1, French, - licence%20sous%20emballage%20scell%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] un paiement fait (i) en vue d'utiliser, ou d'obtenir le droit d'utiliser, au Canada, des biens... ou toute autre chose", à moins que le paiement soit pour ce que l'ADRC appelle un logiciel ayant une licence sous emballage scellé ("shrinkwrap") ou que l'exception en vertu du sous-alinéa 212(1)d)(vi) s'applique). 3, record 1, French, - licence%20sous%20emballage%20scell%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- Translation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shrink-wrap licence 1, record 2, English, shrink%2Dwrap%20licence
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- shrink wrap licence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Traduction
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- accord de licence automatique liant quiconque ouvre l'emballage d'un logiciel
1, record 2, French, accord%20de%20licence%20automatique%20liant%20quiconque%20ouvre%20l%27emballage%20d%27un%20logiciel
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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