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ProM to TechnologyEnglish · 24 days ago

Polish Train Maker Is Suing the Hackers Who Exposed Its Anti-Repair Tricks

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Polish Train Maker Is Suing the Hackers Who Exposed Its Anti-Repair Tricks
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Newag, maker of Polish trains, is suing ethical hackers who exposed its anti-repair software, threatening independent repair and consumer rights.
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    There was a great talk by those hackers at the CCC congress a while back where this story was originally published. Its fairly in depth, showing everything they did to get past the DRM and stuff.

    https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12142-breaking_drm_in_polish_trains

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrlrbfGZo2k

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    Newag is suing in the Warsaw court for 6,453,000 PLN (US$1.7 million) for copyright violation and unlawful competition. It is also suing in the Gdańsk court, demanding 5,100,000 PLN (US$1.36 million) for unlawful competition, and infringement of personal rights.

    It sure seems like Newag ought to be viewed as the one engaging in unlawful competition, but I have no idea how the law actually reads in Poland/the EU.

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