Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 21st May 2009 15:19 UTC
Soft and hardware makers, closed ones that is, are extremely secretive over their code and hardware. If there's a flaw, bug, or error, you are at their mercy to fix their code or issue a recall or something; you can't fix it yourself. In fact, fixing your own hardware will most certainly void warranty. Since we haven't had a decent car analogy on OSNews in a while, US Congress handed us one on a silver platter.
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Member since:2005-07-06
Out in LA there are acres and acres of toyotas sitting at the pier waiting to be sold. They aren't selling because of the recession, but they are here none the less.
I think you'll find the majority of those Toyotas sitting out there in LA are actually built at the Georgetown, Kentucky plant.
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2006-01-14
You are completely missing the point. The DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent any security measures for any reason. Congress is working on this bill so that car makers do not do what Lexmark tried to do with its ink cartridges. If Ford makes a chip that only Ford can read legally, then they have side stepped anti monopoly laws and created an environment where they can charge whatever they want. Just like the DMCA is used to side step fair use attributes that the RIAA/MPAA couldn't legislate away.
Kaiwai: I dont know if your country has an auto industry, but the problem in the US is that there are no tariffs on foreign imports (or not enough). Asia will not import any of our vehicles while we import whatever they want to send us. Out in LA there are acres and acres of toyotas sitting at the pier waiting to be sold. They aren't selling because of the recession, but they are here none the less.