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Timco · 04-21-2015, 08:35 AM

Didn't Apple try this a few years back....and LOST??

Automakers are supporting provisions in copyright law that could prohibit home mechanics and car enthusiasts from repairing and modifying their own vehicles.

In comments filed with a federal agency that will determine whether tinkering with a car constitutes a copyright violation, OEMs and their main lobbying organization say cars have become too complex and dangerous for consumers and third parties to handle.

Allowing them to continue to fix their cars has become "legally problematic," according to a written statement from the Auto Alliance, the main lobbying arm of automakers.

Automakers to gearheads: Stop repairing cars

04-21-2015, 08:35 AM	#1
Timco I am my own mechanic.... Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 3,433	Automakers to gearheads: Stop repairing cars Didn't Apple try this a few years back....and LOST?? Automakers are supporting provisions in copyright law that could prohibit home mechanics and car enthusiasts from repairing and modifying their own vehicles. In comments filed with a federal agency that will determine whether tinkering with a car constitutes a copyright violation, OEMs and their main lobbying organization say cars have become too complex and dangerous for consumers and third parties to handle. Allowing them to continue to fix their cars has become "legally problematic," according to a written statement from the Auto Alliance, the main lobbying arm of automakers. Automakers to gearheads: Stop repairing cars __________________ '04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage. '08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car '13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost Last edited by Timco; 04-21-2015 at 08:42 AM.