Did you know the DMCA cover's your car's ECU? - GoFuckYourself.com

crockett · 01-23-2015, 09:52 PM

Just read this article over on Wired. I had no idea that the DMCA actually made it illegal to modify a car's ECU. Otherwise known as tuning the computer which is a very common thing people often do.

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If any manufacturer wanted to they could go after any of the countless companies that offer up tuning software, chips ect..ect.

There is a group trying to have that portion of the DMCA rewritten to make it "legal" to turn your car, before a manufacturer decides to go down that route..

fappingJack · 01-23-2015, 10:14 PM

that's insane. once you buy a car, you can do everything you want coz you already paid for it.

Captain Kawaii · 01-23-2015, 10:22 PM

Sounds great. How can I profit from this?

freecartoonporn · 01-23-2015, 11:00 PM

i am not surprised.

01-23-2015, 09:52 PM	#1
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	Did you know the DMCA cover's your car's ECU? Just read this article over on Wired. I had no idea that the DMCA actually made it illegal to modify a car's ECU. Otherwise known as tuning the computer which is a very common thing people often do. WTF! It Should Not Be Illegal to Hack Your Own Car's Computer \| WIRED If any manufacturer wanted to they could go after any of the countless companies that offer up tuning software, chips ect..ect. There is a group trying to have that portion of the DMCA rewritten to make it "legal" to turn your car, before a manufacturer decides to go down that route..

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01-23-2015, 10:14 PM	#2
fappingJack So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: somewhere down the road Posts: 2,172	that's insane. once you buy a car, you can do everything you want coz you already paid for it.

01-23-2015, 10:22 PM	#3
Captain Kawaii So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6,748	Sounds great. How can I profit from this?