Wait, copyright can be used to prevent repairs? What is the justification? Is it a “ice cream machine company owns the copyright to mcdonalds ice cream and if you tamper with the machine you can’t call it McDonald’s ice cream anymore” kind of deal or is tampering straight up illegal?
From the article: “A DMCA exemption would allow McDonald’s franchises to legally do repair work on their own machines.”
Wait, copyright can be used to prevent repairs? What is the justification? Is it a “ice cream machine company owns the copyright to mcdonalds ice cream and if you tamper with the machine you can’t call it McDonald’s ice cream anymore” kind of deal or is tampering straight up illegal?
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This only applies to digital access controls right? Otherwise those ‘warranty void if removed’ stickers would be legal
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But isn’t it ineffective once it’s been bypassed, therefore making it legal again?
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Someone should tell these people that words have meanings.
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