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To be fair, DD-WRT isn't an FCC licensed entity, so I don't think there's much the FCC could actually do to them directly. There's no license to revoke, and I
by tjohns 11y ago
To be fair, DD-WRT isn't an FCC licensed entity, so I don't think there's much the FCC could actually do to them directly.
There's no license to revoke, and I don't think we want to be in a world where the FCC can issue a civil forfeiture for simply publishing code to the web.
The router manufacturers are the FCC licensees, so going after them is the easiest route to compliance.
(The other option, going after users who are broadcasting on disallowed channels or above rated power levels, is practically untenable due to issues of scale.)
- tw04 11y agoShouldn't DMCA shoot this in the head? My right to repair is essentially eliminated when they can completely lockdown the firmware. The second they decide to stop releasing updates, I no longer even have the ability to repair.
- bjt 11y agoThe "right to repair" under the DMCA is not freestanding like the rights to free speech or a jury trial. It's an affirmative defense (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_defense https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_defense) to an anti circumvention charge brought under the DMCA. Maybe having such a free standing right would be good policy, but it's not current US law.