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>I like reverse engineering stuff, but I don't think we have the right to tell people or companies that hand us over stuff in exchange for money to tell them wh
by snarfy 14y ago
>I like reverse engineering stuff, but I don't think we have the right to tell people or companies that hand us over stuff in exchange for money to tell them what this exactly has to entail.
Sure we do. That's what regulation is all about. When someone sells me a hotdog, I have the expectation that it does not contain sawdust as a filler. When I buy a beef meat pie, I do not expect it to contain horse meat.
When I buy something which is sold shrink wrapped in a box in a retail store, the expectation is that it is a copy of a copyrighted material, the same as any other media. Instead you are buying into a contractual obligation. Selling contractual obligations is not wrong, but selling them under the guise they are also copyrighted goods is fraudulent at best.
Make people sign the EULA. No more click-throughs. That's the regulation I want. Companies are taking advantage of consumers lack of legal expertise and it's something government is supposed to protect us against.