The manufacturer has the right to do most of these kinds of things. However they need to disclose that they have done them. If I am in fact not PURCHASING the thing I think I am buying from you, but I am in fact renting it from you, or buying a license to operate the device then we need to make sure we are crystal clear on that point. If I buy a machine tool and I feel like taking it apart and moving it about willy-nilly and it is what we used to call “mine” which is when you actually own something and don’t have get permission from the person you already paid for it, to grind it into dust, catch it on fire, move it upstairs etc.
I feel I failed to include that I think it’s all fair and nifty if they install a GPS device that can invalidate the warranty or disable a machine that is under a lease or something. That’s an entirely different kettle of fish.
