Comment on We pay companies for products that we never truly own. When they mess-up, they decide what the mess-up is worth. If we mess-up and think we own their products, they can sue and put us in jail.

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• And009@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Bricked switches come to mind, John Deere was trying to make self-repair illegal. Can’t be long before someone decides users don’t deserve their device.

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• 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Gary Bowser got fucked by Nintendo for doing shit to a device he bought. Got sentenced for nearly 4 years, now owes like $15m

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  • Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    For selling hacking tools - not for modifying their personal device.

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    • 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      i.e. Helping others modify their own devices

      You’re splitting hairs

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      • Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        You’re moving the goalposts. The claim was that people are going to jail for “thinking they own a product they paid for.” Your example has nothing to do with that.

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• TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  would you like to come over and watch a movie at my home theatre ?

  i only charge $5 for free popcorn and a comfy chair.

  ignore the FBI warning at the beginning.

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  • Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Pirated movies are not something you’ve paid for.

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    • TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      charging them a buck to watch is, though.

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      • endeavor@sopuli.xyz ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Its illegal to get caught.

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      • Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        So your issue isn’t that you don’t actually own the DVDs you paid for, but rather that you’re not allowed to run an unlicensed cinema.

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