The argument for adblockers being a form of piracy is that there is an implicit contract.
First, let me say that I don’t disagree with your use of the term “implicit contract”. They definitely seem to think in such terms.
But the concept itself is invalid… the whole point of a contract is that it is explicit. That you’re putting down in writing some sort of formal agreement so that neither party makes assumptions about what the agreement is.
The rise of “implicit contracts”, and at a more general level, the use of the word “contract” to refer to one-sided agreements by subscription services, is dangerous.
First, let me say that I don’t disagree with your use of the term “implicit contract”. They definitely seem to think in such terms.
But the concept itself is invalid… the whole point of a contract is that it is explicit. That you’re putting down in writing some sort of formal agreement so that neither party makes assumptions about what the agreement is.
The rise of “implicit contracts”, and at a more general level, the use of the word “contract” to refer to one-sided agreements by subscription services, is dangerous.