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To be fair, a manufacturer also has a right to choose how they distribute their product. If one is philosophically ok with piracy, then you can choose to ignore
by MostlyStable 2y ago
To be fair, a manufacturer also has a right to choose how they distribute their product. If one is philosophically ok with piracy, then you can choose to ignore that, but I don't think you should expect the developer to actively facilitate that.
- Teever 2y agoThat is correct, they currently have that right. I am suggesting a scenario where a regulator decides that they no longer have that right because the regulator feels that the needs of the consumer outweigh the needs of the manufacturer. This would be similar to how regulations around interoperability and accessibility where the regulator decides that imposing such obligations on developers leads to a better society.
- Brian_K_White 2y agoTheir rights stop at that border, how they choose to distribute. They have no rights after that beyond the copy right. Software is out of step with hardware at the moment but we do have principles that means "warranty void if removed" stickers are toothless decorations, and Keurig has no right to actually enforce their wishes about what coffee you brew in your machine. We don't currently have software analogs for those, but the principles hold the same.