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Re:The thriving black market of John Deere tractor hacking by syshum on Thursday March 23, 2017 @07:55PM (#13945446)
Doing so would actually be illegal for the Automakers, who tried similar things in the early days of the Auto Industry and several laws and regulations were passed to protect consumers for Highway vehicles

It is highly unlikely this will work out very well for JD.

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Re:The thriving black market of John Deere tractor hacking by Arizhel on Thursday March 23, 2017 @10:34PM (#13946148)
Yeah, it's called the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975. It doesn't just apply to cars though, it applies to everything, including farm equipment.
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Re:The thriving black market of John Deere tractor hacking by syshum on Friday March 24, 2017 @05:46AM (#13947735)
That was one, but not the only Regulation passed as a result

Things like ODBII Regulations, which do only Apply to Highyway Vehicles, and all of the regulations that come out of the USDOT for Highway rated Vehicles.

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