Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial

Post by pabs3 » Thu, May 21, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC

Post by rbanffy » Thu, May 21, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC

Post by RajT88 » Thu, May 21, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC

rbanffy wrote: post #3

I think the first thing I'd do would be to reflash the TV and turn it into an X terminal. Or the Wayland equivalent.

Post by RajT88 » Thu, May 21, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC

rbanffy wrote: post #6

RajT88 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Winning this case doesn't do what people think it will do... They still have the right to lock down the TV using cryptography to prevent unsigned code. That's covered by the DMCA as illegal to circumvent.

Not all countries have a DMCA

Post by pabs3 » Sat, May 23, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC

RajT88 wrote: post #5

rbanffy wrote: post #3

I think the first thing I'd do would be to reflash the TV and turn it into an X terminal. Or the Wayland equivalent.

Winning this case doesn't do what people think it will do... They still have the right to lock down the TV using cryptography to prevent unsigned code. That's covered by the DMCA as illegal to circumvent.