This comment can only be read through RayBan sunglasses. I know I said it was free, and it is free. But it more like a Loan. You can borrow this comment, but only if you look at it through RayBan sun glasses. Anything else, and you are violating my Intellectual Property and "damages will acrue".
You are right, they don't have a leg to stand on. IANAL, but if I am given something and am not required to sign or agree to something before being handed the item, and I never open any software, break any seals or anything, how can I be bound by a EULA. That would be similar to the fine people at Sam's Club giving me a sealed envelope with each free food sample they give out. And then, when you open the envelope it says, "Each food sample costs $50.00. By eating the food sample you agree to pay us $50.00." That just doesn't work.
It looks like Digital Convergence is using the information that is sent to them during the registration process and associating that with an "Activation Code" in their database. Then, everytime an item is scaned, the "Activation Code" is sent with it. So... when users start scanning everything they own, just for the fun of it, Digital Convergence starts a nice little database of demographic information connected to what goods you have purchased, which books you read, what cd's you listen to, etc, etc.
They are outraged because the software created by the Linux community has no concern for assiting them in accurately building their database. It sends "ACTIVATIONCODE" as the activation code. That provides them with no useful information whatsoever.
Things are starting to make sense now.
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This comment can only be read through RayBan sunglasses. I know I said it was free, and it is free. But it more like a Loan. You can borrow this comment, but only if you look at it through RayBan sun glasses. Anything else, and you are violating my Intellectual Property and "damages will acrue".
You are right, they don't have a leg to stand on. IANAL, but if I am given something and am not required to sign or agree to something before being handed the item, and I never open any software, break any seals or anything, how can I be bound by a EULA. That would be similar to the fine people at Sam's Club giving me a sealed envelope with each free food sample they give out. And then, when you open the envelope it says, "Each food sample costs $50.00. By eating the food sample you agree to pay us $50.00." That just doesn't work.
It looks like Digital Convergence is using the information that is sent to them during the registration process and associating that with an "Activation Code" in their database. Then, everytime an item is scaned, the "Activation Code" is sent with it. So... when users start scanning everything they own, just for the fun of it, Digital Convergence starts a nice little database of demographic information connected to what goods you have purchased, which books you read, what cd's you listen to, etc, etc. They are outraged because the software created by the Linux community has no concern for assiting them in accurately building their database. It sends "ACTIVATIONCODE" as the activation code. That provides them with no useful information whatsoever. Things are starting to make sense now.