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Title: GM, Ford, And Others Want to Make Working on Your Own Car Illegal
Source: BoldRide
URL Source: http://news.boldride.com/2015/04/gm ... on-your-own-car-illegal/76702/
Published: Apr 23, 2015
Author: Jeff Perez
Post Date: 2015-04-23 14:27:14 by Willie Green
Keywords: None
Views: 3644
Comments: 26

One of the inherent rights of owning a vehicle is the ability to get on one’s backside — a wrench in one hand and a grease rag in the other, and just tinker to your little heart’s desire. Since the vehicle was invented, it’s been an important facet within the community of gearheads.

General Motors — the same company responsible for 87 deaths related to faulty ignition switches, FYI — wants to take that right away from you citing safety and security issues. Along with a few other big names.

It’s called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). It’s been around since 2000 and started as anti-Internet piracy legislation. But automakers want to use it to try and make working on your own car illegal. Yes, illegal. The general premise is that unlike cars of the past, today’s vehicles are so advanced and use such a large amount of software and coding in their general makeup, altering said code could be dangerous and possibly even malicious.

Listing the vehicle as a “mobile computing device,” the law would hypothetically protect automakers from pesky owners looking to alter any sort of technology in the vehicle that relates to the onboard computer. Flashing your ECU would be a big no no, which could also lead to all sorts of problems for aftermarket shops.

What GM, and even tractor companies like John Deere, argues is that you, as an owner, don’t actually own your car. Rather, you’re sort of just borrowing it for an extended amount of time and paying for the rights to use the technology. If it sounds ridiculous— it is. But it gets even more ludicrous.

According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, John Deere argued that “letting people modify car computer systems will result in them pirating music through the on-board entertainment system.”

That’s right— pirating music. Through a tractor.

DMCA does give a little bit of leeway, though. While the act could hypothetically lock customers out of key safety features, it would still allow owners the ability to repair other areas of the vehicle’s onboard computer as they see fit. It’s a slim compromise, but one that may be more closely based in reality.

As it currently sits, there are 13 (!) large automakers on the list supporting the DMCA. Want to know who they are? Of course you do:

General Motors Company
BMW Group
FCA US LLC
Ford Motor Company
Jaguar Land Rover
Mazda
Mercedes-Benz USA
Mitsubishi Motors
Porsche
Toyota
Volkswagen Group of America
Volvo Cars North America

Ironically, one of the brands that relies most on technology in its vehicles — Tesla Motors — in not in support of DMCA. While other American companies like GM, Ford and Chrysler all agree that working on your own vehicle should be punishable by law.

Funny how three brands that pride themselves on American ingenuity don’t want customers to work on their cars.

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Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 18.

#1. To: Willie Green (#0)

The idea is to pass all legislation possible to bleed dry the populace. A parasite is like that.

Don  posted on  2015-04-23   14:35:37 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Don (#1)

The idea is to pass all legislation possible to bleed dry the populace. A parasite is like that.

It's more about population control and power than it is wealth these days.

In the near future America will be like the USSR was. Peasants that want cars will have to apply for permission to buy one from the collective they work for,and only the best little sheeple will be granted permission. That helps keep them in line.

The power to say "yes" or "no" is everything.

sneakypete  posted on  2015-04-23   20:43:11 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: sneakypete (#8)

I will be 70 in July which isn't a bad deal. I wouldn't make a good serf.

Don  posted on  2015-04-23   22:07:07 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Don (#10)

I wouldn't make a good serf.

I don't think I would,either.

sneakypete  posted on  2015-04-23   23:09:58 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: sneakypete (#14)

When the hell are you going to learn to do the:

[comma][space][next word] routine?

The leadpenny isn't here to remind you, but I just wanted to get that off my chest.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2015-04-23   23:14:04 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: Fred Mertz, sneakypete (#15)

When the hell are you going to learn to do the:

[comma][space][next word] routine?

Pete has earned the right to use the comma in his punctuation anyway he wants to!

Leave Pete alone....go back to sleep, Fred!

Gatlin  posted on  2015-04-23   23:47:32 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Gatlin (#16)

Sure,Tater.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2015-04-23   23:48:36 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Fred Mertz, Sneakypete (#17)

Sure,Tater.

Thank you.

Gatlin  posted on  2015-04-23   23:51:13 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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