Quiet Enjoyment

Jacob Kaplan-Moss

March 23, 2006

I just found this reading through the Amazon Web Services license:

EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AMAZON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF ANY COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

(emphasis mine).

Comments:

Chris Ryland:

I could be wrong, but I think that's a specific legal concept.

http://www.lectlaw.com/def2...

Ian Bicking:

A legal easter egg? Or a copy-and-paste error?

Looking at the thing Chris quoted, it sounds like when you rent a place the landlord is supposed to leave you in peace if you aren't causing problems.

I can imagine the analog here -- if you are paying the fees, using the service in a reasonable way, Amazon shouldn't go making trouble for you. But it seems really weird.

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