EFF Responds to Bird's Legal Threats to Boing Boing

Re:EFF Responds to Bird's Legal Threats to Boing Boing by ada1981 on Friday January 11, 2019 @03:47PM (#18886800)

Boing Boing should crowdfund some money to convert a bunch of scooters and give them away outside Bird HQ.

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Re:EFF Responds to Bird's Legal Threats to Boing Boing by cwkoss on Friday January 11, 2019 @04:53PM (#18887525)

That would actually be illegal.

EDIT: Missed that you can buy them from impound lots - that would be legal. Converting one you found on the street would not.

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Re:EFF Responds to Bird's Legal Threats to Boing Boing by dragonwriter on Friday January 11, 2019 @05:20PM (#18887751)

No, it wouldn't.

It would be illegal to steal scooters for that (or any other, because theft) purpose, but a central part of the discussion and the original story is that they are available at police auction because they keep getting seized.

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Re:EFF Responds to Bird's Legal Threats to Boing Boing by charonn0 on Friday January 11, 2019 @05:15PM (#18887703)

Why? Assuming the scooters are being bought at auction from impound lots like the article says.

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Re:EFF Responds to Bird's Legal Threats to Boing Boing by cwkoss on Friday January 11, 2019 @05:20PM (#18887754)

Ah, I didn't realize that the scooters can be legally obtained from an impound lot. Very clever!

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Re:EFF Responds to Bird's Legal Threats to Boing Boing by j0nathanB on Friday January 11, 2019 @05:59PM (#18888027)

Are the actual scooters worth the effort?

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