uninformed fuddy article

uninformed fuddy article

Under the theory, you are not allowed to make those copies without the copyright holder's permission.

If the contract you've signed with store before opening the box is not enough for it to work - then store had no right to sell you this box at all. It's defective and must be replaced. Plain and simple.

Hence, your need to agree to their terms to be allowed to make the copies necessary to actually use what you own.

You can consider it non-critical defect in bought software. "Sure, when I first run it it showed some gibberish and I was forced to click it in different places on the screen to make it work - but since in the end it worked I decided it's not critical defect". Of course if EULA is presented on site before you actually paying money or download something - it's different story. But if you signed contract in the store - it's too late to add to it.