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Re:Why the McFlurry machine company just got hit with a rest... by generj on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:35AM (#28117398)
This seems rather an odd argument to me. Kythc gets to reverse engineer Taylor machines but Taylor cannot reverse engineer Kytch?

I’m all on the side of right to repair but surely reverse engineering ought to be permissible for all sides?

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Re:Why the McFlurry machine company just got hit with a rest... by InvaderFizz on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:44AM (#28117538)
I'm in agreement, but what is painfully unsaid throughout the article are the why.

It seems pretty apparent to me that Taylor is getting their hands on the Kytch device for the purpose of developing countermeasures to Kytch devices functioning at all.

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Re:Why the McFlurry machine company just got hit with a rest... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday August 09, 2021 @12:50PM (#28119190)
Scummy as it may be, they have that right.
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Re:Why the McFlurry machine company just got hit with a rest... by enragedcacti on Monday August 09, 2021 @01:02PM (#28119337)
Probably not: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/07/ftc-r...
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Re:Why the McFlurry machine company just got hit with a rest... by kuraudo on Monday August 09, 2021 @12:57PM (#28119283)
For now; new laws should be created to take away that right.
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Re:Why the McFlurry machine company just got hit with a rest... by postalrat on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:40AM (#28117465)
Both sides are lying about the intentions.
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Re:Why the McFlurry machine company just got hit with a rest... by stopnamingnuts on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:59AM (#28117760)
+1 for beautifully summing up in seven words the key takeaway of the vast majority of public discourse.
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Re:Why the McFlurry machine company just got hit with a rest... by dhimes on Monday August 09, 2021 @11:27AM (#28118114)
It will be interesting to see if Taylor counter-sues, claiming "trade secrets."
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