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1) Non-DRM'd tractors for this kind of thing would suddenly become valuable and used much more intensely (e.g. 24 hours a day).
2) Food prices would go up a bit as people shift to alternatives.
3) Everyone in the US cuts back on a few low-value uses of the grain (probably marginal livestock).
4) Some politicians bluster about the need for lower food prices, but there's no real will for significant change.
Then, after all the reverse engineering happens, things go back to normal.
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1) Non-DRM'd tractors for this kind of thing would suddenly become valuable and used much more intensely (e.g. 24 hours a day).
2) Food prices would go up a bit as people shift to alternatives.
3) Everyone in the US cuts back on a few low-value uses of the grain (probably marginal livestock).
4) Some politicians bluster about the need for lower food prices, but there's no real will for significant change.
Then, after all the reverse engineering happens, things go back to normal.