• Gork@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    It’s a bit ridiculous that the DMCA is being used to prevent people from repairing their equipment in the first place.

    • Diplomjodler@feddit.de
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      8 months ago

      Not just a bit. It’s late stage capitalism dystopian hellscape kind of ridiculous.

      • Transporter Room 3@startrek.website
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        8 months ago

        Man there sure are a lot of late stage capitalist dystopia nightmare hellscape things happening these days.

        Sure is good that we don’t live in one of those, right fellas?

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      The DMCA is an infringement of property rights (actual ones, not Imaginary Property “rights” that are actually just temporary privileges) and should not exist at all.

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      8 months ago

      Not really particularly ridiculous. It’s exactly the kind of evil it was designed for. Just a broader application than advertised.

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      8 months ago

      You guys absolutely need healthcare, and I don’t want to diminish that, but at the same time this is potentially a big deal as it impacts right-to-repair, sustainability, etc.

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        8 months ago

        Yup, I get it. It’s important with regards to farm equipment and many other things. Just drives me crazy how they can’t cover the fundamentals, but they get fired up about McD’s ice cream.

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      8 months ago

      With better Right to Repair laws, healthcare costs will go down as they won’t need to call the OEM every time a capacitor pops

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        8 months ago

        Yes, I’m all for Right to Repair.

        Unfortunately it’s only one part of our very broken healthcare system.

  • xia@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    Lol… when it literally takes an act of congress to stop the most widely known and discussed perverse incentive.

  • Neato@ttrpg.network
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    8 months ago

    What’s the reverse of eating the onion? I definitely thought this was fake until seeing the source.