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1. You agree with "you own the device, you should be able to control it" 2. You agree with "I think property rights seem like a decent idea so why not extend t
by mycall 8y ago
1. You agree with "you own the device, you should be able to control it"
2. You agree with "I think property rights seem like a decent idea so why not extend that to the digital realm"
thus, if you own the device and the physical property rights with it, and you want to extend the property rights into the digital realm, you should also own the software on the device. Isn't that the logical conclusion?
- bryanbuckley 8y agoShould I (or do I?) own the firmware, OS, applications, etc? Maybe, maybe not. Certainly if I own a device, I should have the capability to use the device to its fullest with my own owned software (i.e. no gimping of hardware/firmware allowed depending on what is booting) i.e. I do not really own my iPhone. The DRM/trusted computing ecosystem might then be (realistically) opt-out via taking an alternative fork (running alternative software) of the web/tree/chain of trust. There need not be only one DRM/trusted computing fork, all-or-nothing choice, though.