A tractor manufacturing company and farmers reached a deal about right to repair. Before farmers could not repair their tractor because of lack of access to parts number and codes for the tractors (just like in cars). A repair of about $500 can cost $5,000 in the dealer just because it cant access the repair codes.
Farmers were up and arms and as you know it because of the first sale right. When you buy something everything that is there is yours. And you should be able to repair it. Now companies in order to earn more invokes the "digital rights" Ie that the repair codes or codes running the car/machinery is theirs. (It should be in the deed of sale)
GM says it owns all the cars its sells (dont sell just lease - is GM still around hello?)
With record profits, probably the tractor company backed down, and also in the spirit of patriotism and oneness with the customer.
I saw a video on a buyer of a luxury car, who surrendered repairing a salvaged car, just because the manufacturer refused to lend him a source code for the car. That is carrying the profit motive too far. It wont be long before the manufacturer probably would be history.
How about bikes? Do sellers maintain their rights over the bikes we bought?
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