"First" is a difficult claim to sustain. But Tivo is a better candidate for the most notable early one, as it was a major motivator for GPL v3. https://en.wikip

"First" is a difficult claim to sustain. But Tivo is a better candidate for the most notable early one, as it was a major motivator for GPL v3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoization