Simplified Computer Software License

We, the developer,
have the right to screw you.

Technically speaking,
we have the right to change any software feature,
collect any information from your computer,
do anything to facilitate our sales,
without liability.

You, the consumer,
have no rights:
you are a digital serf
whose only value is to buy our products
or press a SNS «like» icon

Technically speaking,
you have the right to push the "agree" button
to our Terms of Service
or press the "cancel" button
at which point
this software will cease to work

___ Yes! I have read the above

         and "I agree."

Nadya:	If this weren't so close the truth, I'd laugh.
Gus:	Yeah. Multinational software companies such as Abode, Apple, and Microsoft are creating a sort of "digital serfdom." Ordinary people are like landless peasants at the whim of their digital overlords.
Liao:	(nodding) It's ironic. At one time people hoped that computers would bring about greater democracy. In fact, often they are tools to promote a sort of cyber-slavery.
Tim:	When there is a power imbalance, people are often easy to dupe ‐ at least in the short term.