Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

On Thursday, February 5, 2004, at 08:13 PM, oldguydrummer wrote:
>
> I don't beleive EULA applies to a product, typically just software.
> There isn't any software included with the Dtxpress II, just
> Hardware. And as such there is no "end user" but rather an "owner".
> The software you buy is licensed for use, you as the purchaser do not
> own the software, you are given, a grant of usage for a specified
> period of time. Thus as an "Owner" of the product and not licensee
> you would not be subject to a EULA.
>

You're right about that, however, the module is controlled by an 
operating system, which is licensed for use by the end user as by the 
Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Also, any modification of computer 
technology can be construed (and has been in court) as reverse 
engineering, which is illegal. Thus, as an owner, you can be severely 
fined or even jailed for modifying any piece of technology beyond it's 
intended purpose. Of course, this hasn't been sufficiently tested in 
court (yet), there have only been a handful of cases so far, but I 
wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of a copyright infringement 
lawsuit. Rule of thumb so far seems to be if it has microchip circuitry 
inside, modification is illegal.


Stuart McConaghy
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