DJI, the latest underhanded tech company
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wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
Is that even legal?
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I have no idea
Outta Control
Renegade Drone Pilot
Old story.
I doubt it would hold water in court.
I doubt it would hold water in court.
stan23
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DJI is definitely love or hate company.
they produce some of the most revolutionary stuff out there, but they operate out of China, which means they go by a different creed than US standards.
That said, I like 'em -- so far! *fingers crossed* that I never need any warranty work on my Mavic Pro.
they produce some of the most revolutionary stuff out there, but they operate out of China, which means they go by a different creed than US standards.
That said, I like 'em -- so far! *fingers crossed* that I never need any warranty work on my Mavic Pro.
Outta Control
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madsen203
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You'd have to have a "class" of folk do it at once so it could be deemed not an individual.
radvas
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It's more a question of "is it enforceable" rather than "is it legal." The specifics of any given situation seem to matter, but frequently the answer is "yes, such terms are enforceable" as long as one has an opportunity to review and give assent. Here's a brief and informative read on the subject:
https://www.americanbar.org/publications/communications_lawyer/2015/january/click_here.html
wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
I wonder what a company would do if you sent back red-lines to the agreement. Refund your money? :laughing
radvas
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No. It's the same thing. They are increasingly common.
radvas
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:laughing
radvas
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I don't like giving up rights with nothing in return. It's a shitty practice in general, but consumers don't care enough to stop buying products or using services, so the practice lives on.
That said...
I agree that it's a complex landscape. I remember hearing some boss at DJI talk about embedding logic in DJIs aircraft that would prevent a user from inadvertently flying into various types of "no flight areas" like airport airspaces, Special Flight Rules Areas, Restricted airspaces, TFRs, etc..
It's not hard to imagine an owner knowingly breaking the rules and then suing DJI because DJI didn't stop them from doing something stupid.
I still don't think depriving everyone of rights is the just solution for dealing with a shitty minority of users. But it's probably a simple, expedient safeguard for them.
Yakoo752
USN
I am pretty sure that for the most part this functionality exist. I had a friend do a thing at Niagara Falls and he had to have the manufacturer disable some of the flight controls so he could fly/capture content around the falls.
stan23
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It's arelady there and working.
Everytime you log onto the DJI app to fly, it does a background check on current NFZs (no fly zones) If you're in one. you don't even get to manually take off.
Furthermore if you start to fly into an NFZ zone, the device will auto land.
easter bunny
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mercurial
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Haha that ain't no precedent! If you are trying to change terms and conditions, I think you have to overtly advise the other side of the changes. People often do this with checks where they pull shenanigans like writing on it "accord and satisfaction - payment in full" and some big corp cashes it, and then they claim that the debt is settled. You can do that - if you write a letter and clearly state what you are doing, and what happens if the entity cashes it. If you're trying to pull a fast one on someone who isn't paying attention, that won't hold up.