▲ 738 ▼ Mazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API tool (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments Mazda is angry a customer used an API in a manner they couldn't control. You can read the DMCA takedown notice here.
[–] nephs@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago (2 children) DMCA is broken, intellectual property is a scam. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 24 points 2 years ago It seems to be working exactly as intended. It protects the OP of the rich while not giving a shit about the poor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZiemekZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Intellectual "property" shouldn't exist. The property system was designed to solve the scarcity of physical goods. Information doesn't have this problem since it can be replicated forever as long as you have a medium to copy it to. That's why you can't own information. Once created, it lives its own life, whenever you like it or not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 24 points 2 years ago It seems to be working exactly as intended. It protects the OP of the rich while not giving a shit about the poor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZiemekZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Intellectual "property" shouldn't exist. The property system was designed to solve the scarcity of physical goods. Information doesn't have this problem since it can be replicated forever as long as you have a medium to copy it to. That's why you can't own information. Once created, it lives its own life, whenever you like it or not. permalink fedilink source parent