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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by huhtenberg on Thursday August 03, 2023 @01:16PM (#36988757)
> I say Tesla should be free to sell whatever they want, but if the end user finds a way around it too bad.

The same should go for DVDs, BluRays and streaming media and yet here we are looking at jail time for bypassing the DRM.

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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by martin8412 on Thursday August 03, 2023 @01:49PM (#36989245)
That certainly depends on the country. Breaking DRM to access something you've paid for is perfectly legal here.
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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by mrguyorama on Thursday August 03, 2023 @02:26PM (#36989721)
"perfectly legal" largely hasn't stopped IP owners from finding ways to hassle people involved.
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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by huhtenberg on Thursday August 03, 2023 @03:00PM (#36990202)
Yeah, I am in a country like that. I was referring to the state of affairs States-side.
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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by semiquaver on Thursday August 03, 2023 @02:05PM (#36989454)
Would you mind providing a citation stating that someone has gone to jail in any country as a result of bypassing DRM for personal use on things they purchased? I am skeptical that this has ever occurred.

Even in the US, which has terrible anti-circumvention law under the DMCA, the criminal penalties associated with this behavior only apply to those that violate the statute “willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain”. A person who bought a DVD or blu ray and decrypted it for their own use would not be criminally liable.

https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2021/title-17/chapter-12/sec...

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