[savedbygrace]

Please do an internet search for the legal requirements (not the dictionary meaning) for a contract. Then you'll understand. Maybe search in the UCC, the Universal Commercial Code.

As for the license thing, I was referring to your example way back up the thread where you set up a scenario in which you didn't agree with the license agreement but you clicked on "I Agree" anyway so you could use the software without paying full price. If you're using the software in non-compliance with the license agreement, even if you disagree with the license agreement, it's still in force. That was my meaning.

[general_re]

I understand perfectly, thanks - if you don't have a license, you have no right to use software. To say that the terms of the license agreement are "in effect" makes no sense whatsoever - there is no agreement. You can't be bound by an agreement you don't agree to, but if you don't agree, you have no license, and no right to use the software.