IANAL but ...
Will you get sued is a question more about your client than the law. Will you prevail if sued is more of a legal question.
I wouldn't worry much about disabling the software if the client didn't pay ... after all, the use of the software is what he was paying for. Messing with his data is probably more problematic.
I think an arguement could be made the software belongs to you, once entered the data belongs to him.
>Hello all.
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>I want include lines of code that will disable my software and delete/destroy the data if one of my clients decided not to use my software and request his money back? I (or some one working for me) would walk the user through to accomplish this.
>I want to do this so that the use won't able to use the system after I have refunded his money.
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>I need some thought before proceeding.
>Does anyone see a potential law suite? :-)
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>thanks
Charles Hankey
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- Thomas Hardy
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