Thread: Classic Nook hacked to run a browser and other Android Apps.
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Old 12-18-2009, 01:39 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Is the service "free"? It's being paid for by B&N for the specific purpose of using the B&N bookstore, isn't it? If you use it for any other purpose, aren't you making unauthorised use of a service which is costing B&N real money? That surely constitutes obtaining a service by deception, don't you think? I'm no lawyer, so I may of course by wrong, but it certainly looks to me as though it "ought" to be a criminal act, given that such usage actually costs B&N money.
The service is being provided to you the user for free. It is not a criminal act because the provider is not charging you for the service. Under United States law Barnes & Noble, AT&T would have to charge you for the service for it to be theft.
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