Repairing your smartphone or installing a ROM will now be a crime in Mexico

Post by jacquesm » Sun, Jul 05, 2020, 2:33 PM UTC

class4behavior wrote: post #23

jacquesm wrote: post #22

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That Norwegian decision is a travesty as presented here, how can a repair infringe on a trademark and how on Earth did that not lead to an appeal. Using aftermarket parts is a well established practice in automotive, I see absolutely no reason why that would not extend to phones. Are they going to demand cars are only repaired with OEM parts as well?

>The Norwegian judges made the final decision purely assessing trademark violations on these screens, based on obscure and technical details that are entirely invisible to consumers (...) while Huseby still maintains they were refurbished. (...) >As Huseby puts it, Apple uses intellectual property law as a “weapon” by putting multiple logos and QR-codes on each component part of its screens, knowing that the Chinese…

Post by throwawayway9 » Sun, Jul 05, 2020, 2:41 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #40

izacus wrote: post #28

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The practice in automotive is there due to historical legacy - it would never be allowed in modern world. If anything, the carmakers have started to prevent you from doing your own repairs by demanding their own proprietary software to pair car controller modules. That software is licensed only to dealers and trying to use it outside those licensed conditions is a DMCA violation. With BMW pioneering car microtransact…

Well, fuck BMW then.

Post by as1mov » Sun, Jul 05, 2020, 2:50 PM UTC

tomcooks wrote: post #9

yummypaint wrote: post #5

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I think it's more about boiling the frog. Temper the initial outrage with exceptions, let people get used to the idea that repairs are wrong but it's sometime ok, then remove exceptions later. It's the same long game the inkjet printer people have been unfortunately winning for a while now.

Exactly, it all starts with exceptions until it's time for "think about the children", "nothing to hide, right?" and it's easygame towards "safety of our people"

Post by anthk » Sun, Jul 05, 2020, 2:55 PM UTC

Post by delecti » Sun, Jul 05, 2020, 3:00 PM UTC

gnu8 wrote: post #44

I am unclear on what is meant by ROM. Don't most smartphones store their operating system on the same flash memory as user data? If it is all on one writable device, then ROM chips don't enter into this discussion.