> If you accept that you should be able to do whatever you want with a device that you own as a basic premise Then you are begging the question. If there are b

> If you accept that you should be able to do whatever you want with a device that you own as a basic premise Then you are begging the question. If there are business models which some producers and consumers choose to participate in which involve some kind of "no-tampering" clause, then clearly there is some value in allowing such deals. If you don't like them, you're free to not participate.