Re:Revenue from self-driving Teslas only allowed through the...
by lanna on Thursday October 20, 2016 @10:49AM
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I'm not defending the model, I'm just saying how it is now.
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Re:Revenue from self-driving Teslas only allowed through the...
by EdHominem on Thursday October 20, 2016 @04:16PM
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A few court vaugely related court-cases don't make a widespread and reliable principle. If there was such a doctrine it would depend on the presentation of the product, the importance of the software to the product, and the viability of the product if separated into parts.
Further, such a doctrine would allow you to buy the Tesla and remove the software they didn't want to license to you.
So no, that isn't how it is - that's how they want you to think it works so you don't even bother trying.
Go ask a lawyer for a clear-cut answer on anything.