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TheConversationUS@newsie.social ("The Conversation U.S.") wrote:
John Deere won't let farmers repair their own tractors. The US Air Force can't fix its own fighter jets. These absurd situations stem from copyright protections designed to stop people from recording movies on VCRs 40 years ago, extended onto new technology.
https://theconversation.com/todays-bans-on-diy-repairs-of-everything-from-cell-phones-to-tractors-grew-out-of-hollywoods-fear-of-videotaping-280990