Comment on Mazda's $10 Subscription For Remote Start Sparks Backlash After Killing Open Source Option
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 months agoAdditionally the “workaround” that someone provided still uses those connected services <…>
It literally didn’t. All it used was API endpoint, which is by definition is not proprietary.
“right to repair”
Right to repair is about ownership. If someone can take away features or product you paid for, you don’t own it, you rent it.
CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah the problem is Mazda was abusing the DMCA instead of setting up their API properly. The API should fail if you try to use it without a subscription. It seems like this check was done elsewhere, which is just bad design. And then they used the legal system to cover it up.