From the weird bizarre world of EULA (End User License Agreement) department, Fugi Film USA has decided that their new boffo camera the IS-1 has to carry an EULA that specifies exactly how the camera can not be used. They state on their product page (go all the way to the bottom of the page) that:
In addition, you further agree not to use the camera’s hardware and firmware enabled capabilities to engage in unethical photographic conduct involving the violation of personal privacy, child endangerment, lewd photography, and or paparazzi like activities. Source: FugiFilm USA
This really will not fly, if you have ever take IR (Infrared) photography, or black light with UV filters, there are some very cool photographic effects that you can pull off. To state that a person can not take pictures of models with IR or UV or even intimate pictures of someone who has hired you as a photographer, this is very bizarre behavior on the part of a company.
The first thing that someone is going to do is test the camera out, and go violate the EULA in ways that have not been dreamed of yet. People do odd things with the gear that they buy, an EULA like this is going to fall into the lines of unenforceable in the longer run.
It is very odd that they would be wanting to do something like this, and if they are going to put up a highly irregular EULA on people who buy the camera, why did they make it. Banning the Paparazzi is like banning air, sorry folks the first thing that this camera is going to be used for are nifty IR pictures of your favorite celebrity.
Additional reporting BoingBoing - to read the sellers/buyers agreement check out BH.
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