Welcome to week 6! Throughout this whole segment, the component that was most interesting to me was software licensing. Everyday people buy products, or even use products that have certain licensing agreements that they have no idea about. An example Professor Olson used was iTunes. Most everyone today has an iTunes account. I personally have an account, and have not read any of the agreement that I accepted when I signed up for the program. When a new user signs up for a program like this, the chances that they thoroughly read over the licensing agreement is slim to none. The problem with this is that consumers do not know exactly what they are signing up for.
This video from "GoogleTechTalks" shows how people are becoming more aware that licensing agreements are not gone through by consumers like they should be, and what can be done to help this problem.
This picture is a small portion of the iTunes software license agreement. If you read through just the first few lines of the agreement, it seems as though there could be some very important information within the agreement. For most though, the only piece that gets read on the screen is the "Agree" section.
Overall I feel like there is very important information in these agreements that should be read before agreeing. They are long, and not the most interesting material to read, but in the end, you know exactly what you are signing up for.
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