It's About Liberty: A Conservative Forum
Topics => Science, Technology, & Medicine => Topic started by: Pandora on April 21, 2015, 02:12:04 PM
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Car Companies Say Home Repairs Are 'Legally Problematic,' Seek Copyright Restrictions (http://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/20/automakers-gearheads-car-repairs/)
... OEMs and their main lobbying organization say cars have become too complex and dangerous for consumers and third parties to handle.
Allowing them to continue to fix their cars has become "legally problematic," according to a written statement from the Auto Alliance, the main lobbying arm of automakers.
The dispute arises from a section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that no one thought could apply to vehicles when it was signed into law in 1998. But now, in an era where cars are rolling computing platforms, the U.S. Copyright Office is examining whether provisions of the law that protect intellectual property should prohibit people from modifying and tuning their cars.
They can KMA!
eta: Oof, forgot H/T to Rusty Bill @ Grouchy's
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And "Cash for Clunkers" deliberately removed lots of otherwise functional, older cars from the market. Everywhere you turn there's this or that pressure being applied, pressuring people into a managed, regulated, controlled existence.
They can KMA too. And they severely underestimate the ingenuity of people out there.
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Everywhere you turn there's this or that pressure being applied, pressuring people into a managed, regulated, controlled existence.
Exactly. Herding us. And I'm DAMN TIRED of it.
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Even more reason why I need to find a pre-computer era vehicle and hoard as many parts as I can get my rebellious little fingers on!!!
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Even more reason why I need to find a pre-computer era vehicle and hoard as many parts as I can get my rebellious little fingers on!!!
My plan exactly.
And it true about newer cars. The old fashioned shade tree mechanic has trouble working on newer cars.
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Not a surprise, as its fairly easy* for a computer expert to alter (or replace) computer code on cars. People do alter the code, especially if it's thought something on a car is being deliberately disabled by automakers, mostly likely by the demands of the federal government.
Many model cars now have third party software that can replace all or some the automakers installed software. Typically to restore or enhance horsepower or gas mileage that is present in the engine, but held back by computer controls. A typical new car can produce more horsepower without any physical upgrades, but by just removing the computer code holding it back. The feds have gone apesh*t on pollution control lately, but since cars only produce about 3% of the pollution they made just 30 years ago, there isn't much left to remove, and what is left costs an arm and a leg to control.
For example, today's diesel power cars and light trucks come with a DEF tank. As they annoy people more then anything (computer will not allow the car to start if its empty), there are kits to bypass (remove) the tank.
*easy for someone handy with a computer, not a normal person
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The value of Pan's Chevy and my old truck just went up a little more ;')