leviathan3kAug 30, 2023
Meg

I'd go a step further: if something has no commercial value, preventing people from using, sharing, modifying, or expressing it should be illegal.

Not just copyrighted things. Also any DRM protecting something no longer for sale or that doesn't receive updates or support.

Locked bootloader on a ten year old phone? Illegal. Locked down jtag pins and bootrom on an always-online device after the services are turned down? Illegal. Class action suits up the wazoo.

It should be illegal to withhold from the commons.

https://kolektiva.social/users/psychoalpastor/statuses/110975866059142715
Taco Blacc (@[email protected])

There should be a rule that any media company that pulls that shit of canning completed work for the tax write-off has to make it public domain. I mean, if they're saying for tax purposes it's worthless then they're not out anything by releasing it free and under Creative Commons, right? Right?? 🤨

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Aug 30, 2023 at 1:43amWeb
Show thread@[email protected]Aug 30, 2023
@megmac I'm hoping that the EU push toward improving cybersecurity and reducing e-waste opens the door toward a situation where requirements are tighter for closed systems. Open a system fully (source code, tools, signature keys, etc...) and, after a year, active maintenance isn't legally required any more.
Show threadMaddler  Aug 30, 2023
@jbqueru there's plenty of devices that could easily be upcycled with very contained effort, rather than being disposed of.
A 2 or 3 years old phone might, and most likely is, still be absolutely fine to be brought back to life.
Show threadaardvarkAug 30, 2023
@jbqueru @megmac existing open systems are notoriously vulnerable and unmaintained. You’d get the ability to work on your own copy, but existing customers would be subjected to increased vulnerability discovery and exploitation (the money is on the side of the criminals).
Show threadJustin DerrickAug 30, 2023
@megmac Yup, I've always said that the moment any device is out of support and no longer received updates (especially security updates) the firmware should be open sourced the same day, with all available internal documentation as well.
Show threadMaddler  Aug 30, 2023
@megmac should be illegal preventing someone to do whatever they want with something they paid for and own, regardless of the "when".
I own my phone, I want to be able to do whatever I want with it, the same way no one would sue me for using a screwdriver for a new purpose. Or, otherwise, you are not buying but licensing something.
That's what happens with DRM protected books and games you "buy". Most of the rights you'd have for physical counterparts are stripped and taken away from consumers.
Show threadp858snakeAug 30, 2023
@megmac The latest DRM shitshow i've run into, Dymo now DRMs their label rolls in the 500 series of label printers
Show threadAngela Glansbury 🚽Aug 31, 2023
@megmac
I don't know how they're handled in other territories, but trade marks in the uk can be struck off the register if they're not used for a 5 year period. I'm not sure of any reason that couldn't be applied to copyright works.