[SWLUG] Kindle Warning?

[Gerald Davies]

On 16 Nov 2010, at 15:31, Steve Hill <steve at nexusuk.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Nov 2010, Chris King wrote:
> 
>> They've been pretty inconsistent with their EULAs since launch, and I
>> suspect that they'd be difficult (or even impossible) to enforce.
> 
> I've never understood how you could ever enforce a shrinkwrap licence - 
> you don't have someone's signature on a bit of paper so you can never 
> prove that the person you're suing ever agreed to it (how do you know they 
> clicked "agree" rather than their wife/child/neighbour/dog?)

that's probably why software occasionally 'phones home'. you break the agreement with them or it's not legit and they have the right to stop you from using it, too. Microsoft being a good example. the Kindle is different for now (?), but get the user/owner to periodically login to their Amazon account (part of Kindle's appeal is when moving/synchronising between devices) and they could try and stop you using it or buying new books. don't think it's *that* difficult. whether or not it breaks their model for the devices is another matter. it's probably on their horizon. hey ho. like most things it would just go down the cat & mouse route like software, consoles, phones, etc.