contract-law licensing
a license agreement that is automatically terminated in practice
<p>When I read the license agreement of my samsung cell phone, I noticed that <strong>lending</strong> the phone's software (its OS) is prohibited. Also according to the license agreement, it is <em>automatically terminated</em> if any term of it is violated. But in practice one may lend the phone temporarily to let someone watch a video, play a game or have an emergency call. According to the agreement after such lending, it is illegal to use the phone because the software is lent and the agreement is violated and the phone cannot be used without using its software.</p>

<p>How can one deal with such easily terminating license agreement?</p>

<p>I don't think that is what they meant by "lending the phone's software." Lending the physical device to someone is not the same as temporarily copying the software to somewhere else.</p>

<p>Besides that, can you post the exact quote that says that the entire agreement is terminated if any term is violated? Usually license agreements say the exact opposite - something like, "even if one term of this contract is found to be unenforceable, all other terms still apply."</p>
