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janoc
on May 13, 2023
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HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink ca...
That's utter nonsense. You can't consent to stuff that is against the law, esp. when the "power balance" when signing the contract is extremely lopsided. Such contract clauses are routinely ruled invalid and unenforceable.
alphanullmeric
on May 13, 2023
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Whether I consent to something has little to do with the law. I would hope that the law upholds consent, but as we see in the EU, it doesn’t.
Bran_son
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The company consented to have its contracts limited by continuing to do business in the EU.
alphanullmeric
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As did the gays consent to not marrying, or does “you consent if we voted for it” only apply when you like the vote?
Bran_son
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It applies always. But I don't see contractual consent as the highest moral virtue.
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