“Copyright is impacting more people than ever before because the line between hardware and software, physical and digital has blurred. The issue goes beyond cellphone unlocking, because once we buy an object we should own it. We should be able to lift the hood, unlock it, modify it, repair it … without asking for permission from the manufacturer. This is a property rights issue, and current copyright law gets it backwards, turning regular people — like students, researchers, and small business owners — into criminals. Manufacturers have systematically used copyright in this manner over the past 20 years to limit our access to information.”
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/03/you-dont-own-your-cellphones-or-your-cars
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