Comment on Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trialparentComments−RajT883moWinning this case doesn't do what people think it will do...They still have the right to lock down the TV using cryptography to prevent unsigned code. That's covered by the DMCA as illegal to circumvent.−pabs3OP3moThat sounds like a GPLv2 violation:https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...−rbanffy3moNot all countries have a DMCA−RajT883moSuper useful list here:https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/dmca-igno...−rbanffy3moIn most countries you won't get in trouble for overriding hardware protections under right-to-repair or fair-use regulations.
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Winning this case doesn't do what people think it will do...
They still have the right to lock down the TV using cryptography to prevent unsigned code. That's covered by the DMCA as illegal to circumvent.
That sounds like a GPLv2 violation:
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...
Not all countries have a DMCA
Super useful list here:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/dmca-igno...
In most countries you won't get in trouble for overriding hardware protections under right-to-repair or fair-use regulations.