call for eula’s

Always use genuine Epson/Lexmark/HP cartridges

Warranty void if opened.

Drink responsibly.

Also: “Don’t drink and drive” (more rare on actual bottles, but common as state propaganda. Subquestion: Why don’t the car manufacturers share the blame? – “Toyota – Don’t Drink and Drive”).

5mg, 3 times daily, before a meal.

(Kamilla Victor)

The drink must be served chilled.

For paintings: The painting must be completely overpainted by the new owner. The EULA may not be overpainted or altered.

(Co-created by Kamilla Victor)

The work may only be viewed for five seconds at a time, so as to keep the experience at a precognitive level of visual experience, and to prevent cognitive reflection. (A true visual experience is not cognitive). The required delay between glimpses is not specified, but must be long enough for focus/consciousness to have moved on to something else.

(Co-created in dialogical space between me and Henning Schou)

Oh yeah, there’s also the EEL (Extreme Exposure License), which is actually frequently used by unknown artists. If you can’t remember it, here’s a recap:

“The work published under the EEL must be made known to everybody anywhere and at any time.”

Notice how most record companies and publishers shamelessly fail to recognize their obligations in relation to this fine license.

This might be one of the earliest licenses recorded in history, as it is believed that the Gospels were published under this license.  At that time there was a second clause though. The exact wordings has not survived the ages, but legend has it, that it went something like this:

“Those who do not actively participate in the spreading of the work, will go to Hell.”

I’m sure you’re all very well aware of the EPL (Extreme Protective Licence). Nevertheless here it is:

“Any work published under the EPL may not be known, publicly nor privately, to anybody, anywhere at any time – ever!”

Seldom used by artist themselves (except those severely depressed), though it has had a kind of a revival since 2001 and the launch of the terror law.

Super(R) Society(R) In World 1.1 Regular Citizenship (SSIW-C-R)
EULA by Sofie Marie Høegh Nielsen

EULA

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This is a contract. If you agree on the terms listed you can go to sleep.
Sleep is for those who are tired. Sleep is for those who need to sleep.
Those who are tired, should sleep as long as they need.
Those who are tired, should sleep as long as they don’t wake up.
Those who are tired, should go to sleep as soon as possible.
One should not interupt sleeping people, unless –
they have asked for beeing waked or, they are disturbing other people sleeping, by either snoring, farting, sleeptalking(crying, shouting) or sleepwalking. It is also OK to wake up a sleeper in case of, – nature catastrophies such as, earthquakes or floods, – dangerous situations such as fires, wars, or crimes, such as robbers or burglers in the house.
Waking up a sleeping person is also OK if the person is having a bad dream or nightmare, and needs to be calmed, or nursed.
One should not attempt to wake up somebody just for the fun of it, this is considered a violation of this contract, and you will not have the right to sleep peacefully any more.

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This is the End User License Agreement for EATING.
This is a contract. Please read it carefully. By indicating your acceptance below, you accept all the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this agreement, decline where instructed, and you will not be allowed to eat.  The rules are carefully designed to secure the process of eating.
If you want to eat you have to be hungry. If you are hungry you can eat. You can eat as much as you like as long as,1.  there is food enough, 2. you share with other hungry people in the room, 3. you don’t get sick from eating.
If you want to eat you have to cook. You have to cook to be able to eat. You can cook if got ingredients, 1. ingredients can be of any kind, 2. ingredients have to be worth eating, 3. you have to treat the ingredients according to the rules in §?

The work’s title should be considered the ’source code’ of the artifact. The artifact is considered an implementation of the work. Various artifacts may have the same title, if they follow the instructions given in the title. (Many modernist works already follow this pattern, for example “Composition with Yellow, Blue, and Red” by Mondrian).

Variant: Hacked or ‘modded’ versions of the work, where the title is change to accomodate changes, e.g. “Composition with Yellow, Blue and Cyan“

The artefact must be photographed before the work actually exists. The ‘work’ is the photograph, which thereafter may be considered an original edition of the work, by the artist. Digital copies are invalid, only analogue film is permitted.

Additional clause added for clarity: The artist may not have any direct editorial influence on the photograph. The artefact itself may not be sold.

The work may only be viewed by 10 people, not including the artist, or anyone officially employed by the gallery. After ten viewings, the work must be destroyed.

The work is only ‘art’ if there is a human being standing within 10 metres of it.

(a 10 yard version of this license for North America may be negotiated)

Every time the work is sold, 10% of the price is donated to the ministry of culture (in the land of sale).

The work must be sold at least every 28 days, at an increased price each time, or else it loses its status as an art object.

Call for EULA’s introduces the juridical framework for more or less public accessible media and electronic spaces, simulations and games as poetry and public art. To participate in the project simply register and post a suggestion for any kind of End User License Agreement, Terms of Service, or Terms of Use. There’s no rules for the call yet. Please respect other people and help play with rules. I hope you will accept the rules for participating when they’re created. There are no limits for what you want to set the terms for. You’re the boss.

To participate in any kind of action you want to be sure the framework is working. Bungiejump, chess, a MMORPG or work. But still you don’t want the rules to be too narrow. So here’s a suggestion to make them part of the creation process. CallforEULAs.org is a blog, where everyone can register and contribute with a suggestion for a set of rules or juridical regulations.

Everybody will be invited, economists, sailors, artists, gamedevelopers, information architects, architects, poets, gamers, children, grandparents, politicians, students.

Welcome to participate in Call for EULA’s.

Jon Paludan, initiator