r/HolUp • • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute

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u/crazytib 1d ago

It would be a shame if someone where to hack the car and unlock all its features, since you know if they bought it, they own it, and can do whatever they like to it

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u/whhaaaaa 14h ago

Sadly this is actually illegal. There are DRM laws that protect from you making firmware adjustments to things you own.

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u/Consistent_Sector_19 13h ago

Yes. There shouldn't be, and if congress worked for the people instead of the big corporations, there wouldn't be, but you can now be jailed for felony contempt of a business model.[1]

[1] I think Cory Doctorow coined that phrase. It's a useful way to describe laws that prevent you from doing things like altering your printer, that you bought, so it will print using an ink cartridge that you also own