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Originally Posted by hildea
To be not-quite-pedantic: That depends on the local laws. If terms and conditions violate local laws, laws take precedence.
Norwegian law is extremely unclear. It's illegal to circumvent "effective" DRM measures, unless it's done to be able to use a legally aquired work on what's commonly considered relevant equipment. So noone really knows if DRM for books is "effective" or so trivial that the law doesn't apply, and noone knows if it's a common opinion that you should be able to read epub books on a Kindle or Amazon books on a non-Kindle.
(Law in Norwegian: https://lovdata.no/lov/2018-06-15-40/§99 ) |
Oh, "shrinkwrap" and "click-wrap" licenses, which what TOS are, have been found to be unenforceable in some cases in the US. And enforceable in others.
Seems to be case by case basis. In the US, where fair use is a valid affirmative defense there has been no push to clarify those matters. In other locations without a general fair use doctrine specific laws are required.
Murkiness has its uses.
