It disgusts me that many of the things that consumers in the United States purchase aren’t actually theirs, despite the fact that they paid money for them. Legally speaking, it’s more like consumers are paying for the ability to use someone else’s property, all because of asinine copyright laws. Fortunately, consumers won a small victory today when the Library of Congress made it legal for consumers to modify the software in their car for research purposes. Basically, you can now hack into your own car without having to worry about car companies suing you, so long as they’re “lawful modifications.”
