Engadget editorial on DRM completely misses the point

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The UnBox TOS for a good example

This one is particularly bad.

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/15/amazon_unbox_to_cust.html

Some of the more dubious of the terms;

1. You leave the US you can't play your movies.
2. You must allow Amazon the right to continuously run spyware on your computer. If they think you did something naughty they take away your movies.
3. this ones so unbelievable I'm going quote it:

The Software automatically checks for upgrades, but the Software will not automatically upgrade without your consent, except as provided herein. If you do not consent to an upgrade that we make subject to your consent, the Digital Content may no longer be viewed on your Authorized Device. You must keep the Software on your Authorized Device current in order to continue to use the Service. We may automatically upgrade the Software when we believe such upgrade is appropriate to comply with law, enforce this Agreement, or protect the rights, safety or property of Amazon, our content providers, users, or others

4. They claim the right to monitor what you watch for marketing purposes.

5. If you uninstall the software they claim the right to delete all your movies.

6. You are only allowed to watch your movies in your house or office. You are not allowed to watch them specifically in; hotel rooms, motel rooms, hospital patient rooms, restaurants, bars, prisons, barracks, or drilling rigs.

7. You are only allowed to view your rented movies on 1 device within 24 hour period no latter than 30 days after you download.

8. You are not allowed to transfer ownership of the movies you "purchase".

9. Amazon will send you commercials and you have to watch them. You can't keep the good ones though.

10. Oh yes my favorite... Amazon's end of the contract isn't worth the digital ink it's written on.

Section c. If Amazon changes any part of the Service or modifies license terms applicable to Rental Digital Content or Purchased Digital Content, which it may do in its sole discretion, you acknowledge that you may not be able to access, view, or use Digital Content in the same manner as prior to such changes, and you agree that Amazon shall have no liability to you in such case.

Posted by: Edward Meyers   Posted on: 09/25/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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