GM, Ford and others want to make illegal changes in own car

One of the inalienable rights of ownership of the vehicle is an opportunity to fix it and "optimize».

General Motors wants to deprive the owners of this law, citing security. Her position is shared by several other major automakers.

GM is appealing to the Copyright Law in the Digital Age (DMCA), which was developed in the early 2000s and is directed against Internet piracy.

Automakers want to use the DMCA to make illegal any action to change the car. They argue that modern cars are so advanced and use a huge number of software that any change in it can be dangerous.

Equating the car to the "mobile computing" the law will protect automakers from owners who want to change something in the software. Accordingly, the tuning company will also have problems with the law.
GM, and even John Deere (tractor-company also lobbying for this project) claim that you, as the owner, did not actually own the car. Most likely, you kind of just borrow it for a long period of time, and pay for the right to use the technology.

According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a John Deere stated that "if people are allowed to change the computer systems of the car, then they will be able to download pirated music through the onboard entertainment system." That's right- pirating music. Through a tractor.

It is hoped that the DMCA forbid change only what concerns security systems, leaving the owners of the right to interfere in everything else.
At this point, the list of companies supporting this project - 13:
General Motors Company
BMW Group
FCA US LLC
Ford Motor Company
Jaguar Land Rover
Mazda
Mercedes-Benz USA
Mitsubishi Motors
Porsche
Toyota
Volkswagen Group of America
Volvo Cars North America

Ironically, the company that most relies on new technologies - Tesla Motors - does not support the act. But the American GM, Ford and Chrysler believe that changing your car should be a criminal offense.

It's funny that 3 companies that are all proud of American ingenuity, do not want their clients to work on their cars.

source news.boldride.com/2015/04/gm-wants-to-make-working-on-your-own-car-illegal/76702

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Source: geektimes.ru/post/249578/