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by c0nkflict5uxway 1568 days ago
No, I think that piracy is theft. You're taking something with value for free.

Consent absolutely cannot happen implicitly - would you make a claim like that to a judge? Hotel buffets advertise their prices, and you can always get breakfast somewhere else.

EULAs are not enforceable contracts, as they are offered under conditions of durress with no real alternative. No court will enforce an "I agree" checkbox, and most websites actively hide their usage/privacy/etc policies.

I pay subscriptions to high-quality news sources. But I read them online, and I still block their ads. If the sites want to charge more, they can, but "ad-free" has always been included in the charges where I subscribe.

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EULAs absolutely are enforceable contracts at least insofar as “click-wrap” software licenses are concerned; the law here is well settled.