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		chgs on March 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Motorola's legal terms claim to strip owners of th... These types of “agreements” existed in the 90s too.

ls612 on March 9, 2024 | [–]

And were about as enforceable back then as a prohibition on gravity. Strong cryptography and ubiquitous internet have completely changed that.

throwaway09223 on March 9, 2024 | [–]

Not really. Clickwrap licensing only came about near the end of the 90s and didn't really take off until post-2000.

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