Re: The future??

Posted by HH56 On 2015/4/21 17:03:30

It is going to get interesting before it is all over. Cant wait to see how the politicians and powers that be handle what I think is going to be a can of worms. The way money is available to buy politicians, I'm sure lobbyists are rubbing their hands with glee for what is coming.

Just read another article along the same lines as the first where it says GM and John Deere are petitioning the copyright office to rule that in effect you no longer own your cars. Along with being forbidden to work on them, all the money you spent "buying" a vehicle in actuality didn't buy anything except a license to operate the vehicle since they rely on software to function and will do nothing without the software. GM and John Deere claim ownership of the software under the DMCA and it is not sold so you can't own it. An aftermarket item added that is not licensed or approved or interacts with or affects their software adversely should be a criminal act.

I expect with the typical politician thinking and enough lobbyist inducements even something as simple as changing oil or adding air to a tire could in effect be considered messing with software since oil change intervals and tire pressure warnings are software controlled items.