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The Louisiana Software License Enforcement Act refers to the Software License Enforcement Act (SLEA) adopted by the state of Louisiana. The bill was voted into law in September 1984 under Title 51 (Trade and Commerce) of the Louisiana Revised Statutes by the Louisiana State Legislature. Sponsored and mostly written by Vault Corporation, the SLEA defines the permissible terms and conditions of a software license agreement and the requirements for enforceability. The reverse engineering, decompiling or disassembling provision of the Louisiana SLEA was invalidated by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling in '' Vault Corp. v. Quaid Software, Ltd., 847 F.2d 255 (5th Cir. 1988)''. ==Summary of act== The Louisiana SLEA consists of sections 1961-1966 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, which outlines and specifies: relevant definitions, requirements for enforceability, accepted licensing terms, proper display of licensing terms, and enforceability. Under section 1963, a software license agreement can only be enforced if the following conditions are met:〔''(Software Enforcement Act - Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1963. )''〕 *The end user can clearly read a software license notice on the software packaging. *The software license notice indicates that by opening the package or using the software the end user accepts the terms of the enclosed license agreement. *The notice states that the software may be returned if the end user does not accept the license agreement. Under section 1964, the terms of a software license agreement can enable the licensor to retain ownership of a licensed software copy. If retained, the agreement may also include the following limitations of the end user’s ability:〔(Software Enforcement Act - Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1964. )''〕 *To reproduce/replicate the licensed software copy. *To modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, and/or develop derivative works of the licensed software copy. *To further transfer, assign, rent, sell, or otherwise dispose of a licensed software copy. In addition, the licensor may automatically terminate the software license agreement without notice if any provision of the agreement was breached by the licensee.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louisiana Software License Enforcement Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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