Challenge to David Wagner on TCPA

Fri Aug 9 22:50:19 PDT 2002

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AARG! Anonymous <remailer at aarg.net> writes:

> Lucky Green wrote:
> > Ray wrote:
> > > If I buy a lock I expect that by demonstrating ownership I 
> > > can get a replacement key or have a locksmith legally open it.

> > It appears the days when this was true are waning. At least in the PC
> > platform domain.

> We have had other systems which work like this for a long while.
> Many consumer devices are sealed such that if you open them you void
> the warranty.  This is to your advantage as a consumer; ...

There is exactly one person in the world qualified to decide what's to
the advantage of that consumer, and it's not AARG! Anonymous.