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Re:We Can’t Let John Deere Destroy the Idea of Ownership by kwiens on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @11:07AM (#9414520)
The internet of things means this issue is coming to every single product in the world. If it's possible to add electronics to it, it will have a chip.

And that means that software IP rules now apply to hardware. Those rules need changing.

It's more urgent with physical products than with traditional software because tractors need repair on a regular basis. Copyright is taking away the independence of farmers.

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