The larger problem I see is that, if you pay Apple to replace the battery, they won't actually do that. They take your Ipad and exchange it for a refurbished one. So you don't get "your" Ipad back.
I've had enough bad experiences with refurbished products to never go down that route again. So I am left with using a third-party repair shop.

Remember that the EULA covers the software within the TV, not the TV itself since the TV is sold, not licensed. I would have simply written Sony a letter stating that (1) no, I don't agree to the terms of the EULA; (2) I bought the television, I own it and will not return it; (3) I will not intentionally use "the software", (4) but I intend to use the television to make use of all the advertised features of said television, and if you implemented those features in software rather than firmware, tough shit, and (5) suck it.

I found a EULA at http://www.docs.sony.com/release/Flyer_4138171111.pdf, is this what we are talking about?

Also note that there is a difference between the copyright of the speech text and the copyright on the film that CBS made of King giving the speech. Works that can be copyrighted include the text of a speech, or a song composition. A performance cannot be copyrighted. A recording of a performance can be copyrighted. A work must be "fixed in a tangible medium" to be copyrighted. So King's estate holds the copyright on one work (the text), and CBS holds the copyright on the second work (the film of the speech). However, since the film "contains" a performance of the speech, copyright law also says that CBS can't sell the speech without compensating King's estate. They can however make Fair Use of the film for news purposes. This also means that if you attend a concert, you can record it for your own personal use. If you make the recording, you hold the copyright on that work (the recording).

The terms "piracy" and "pirate" are deliberately misused to form false arguments like this:

Piracy causes loss of revenue.
Illegal downloading is piracy.
Therefore, illegal downloading causes loss of revenue.

Piracy is "producing and selling counterfeit goods".
Illegal downloading is not piracy. It may be copyright infringement, but it is not piracy.
I would say that uploading is not piracy either, if not done for profit.

The original term piracy (avast ye mateys) was robbing of ships and the consequent selling of the merchandise without compensating the rightful owners.