Agreed. I don't see how copyright comes into the picture if I buy a piece of hardware, erase whatever is in its memory, and put what I want there instead. Of c

Agreed. I don't see how copyright comes into the picture if I buy a piece of hardware, erase whatever is in its memory, and put what I want there instead. Of course, I could see hardware going the way of e-books: You don't own your phone/tablet/laptop, you merely license it from the Corporation who reserves the rights to control what you install or not and to erase it/take it back at any time.