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jberd45 · 3286 days ago · link · · parent · post: Because computer code snakes through the DNA of modern tractors, farmers receive “an implied license for the life of the vehicle to operate the vehicle.”
What I wonder is what this will mean for the future of people who work on their own cars? Conceivably, GM could sue a person who, say, changes their own oil or takes their car for service to any place other than an authorized GM dealership.
AdamantAshlander · 3286 days ago · link ·
I feel like they'll be able to claim exactly that. Just look at the issues with people modifying the hardware in gaming consoles. Even without proof that they were cheating or pirating games, it's been made illegal to modify something that you should, in a sane business model, own.