@NPT True, we probably should have quoted the actual EULA. However the gist of it is still the same:
The bold bit is clearly indicating that the computer must only ever be used by you (the owner), so in effect what
@rIKmAN is saying is still true as it is trying to say that nobody else is allowed to use the computer than has GM installed on (regardless of whether they are trying to use GM or not). It is probably just a bit badly worded.
Yes, that's what the bold says, but you can't just neglect the rest of the sentence. It changes the "gist" dramatically.
@TsukaYuriko already confirmed he was reiterating what was in the EULA in his response to me near the top of the thread.
So what? When one is interpreting contract language, you absolutely never interpret what somebody else "reiterates". That's non-sense.
@Mike Could you please clarify whether this is correct or is a badly worded clause?
Why do you need
@Mike to clarify if that quote is correct, look it up.
You all are neglecting the part of the quote, "..and do not provide access nor permit the use of the Software by others;".
One of the first steps in Contract Law to resolving disputes is to attempt to determine intent. That statement is a key component in determining intent, it clarifies that when installing on more than one computer, one must take precautions that only the license holder is to be using it.
The intent is certainly not to prevent one's parent from checking their lottery tickets. No reasonable person should be interpreting it that way.
Is the language awkward, yes, EULAs like most contracts often are. For instance, I would not have used "
sole user and owner of the computer", That too is messy, doesn't allow for multiple user accounts on a shared computer, nor using Studio on a computer that one doesn't own. But that still doesn't make it prohibitive from determining intent.
It would have been easy for YYGs to put in their EULA, you can only install it on one computer.
But they realized that that creates developmental constraints. So they added a caveat to allow developers to install it on multiple computers (with the intent it not being shared).
Don't be looking at the EULA as being excessively restrictive, instead interpret as it was intended, excessively permissive, allowing us to install it on more than a single development machine.