Just my opinion, but I think these "agreements' that you supposedly enter merely by buying a product are not legal or enforceable. No agreement was presented to me by the retailer. There is nothing on the package claiming I enter into an agreement by opening it (and I believe such 'agreements' aren't binding). The enclosed documentation claims I enter into an agreement merely by using the product I just bought; I don't accept that. Maybe the DMCA includes language that supports these tactics, but even if it does I am confident some future court will strike it down.
I don't see anything in the Kindle 'terms' (
www.amazon.com/kindle/terms) relating to ads. There's just a blanket statement that "You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Kindle or the Software." Really? I own this product but I can't modify it? Not even engrave my name on the case?
Maybe the TV networks claim we can't record a show and skip the commercials. Sorry, Charlie.
My conscience is clear; I bought the device, I own it, I can modify it.