Comment by GeekyBear
8 months ago
> I own my devices, so I get to decide what they run.
That's not how the law works.
As long as the device creator is absolutely clear to consumers that choosing their platform means that consumers will be buying into a walled garden, it's perfectly legal.
The only way to change that is to change the law, as the EU did.
I think we’re arguing past each other. I agree that a law may be needed to compel them to acknowledge rights that users already have in practice.
A right that can’t be exercised is a wrong.
Nobody forces users to buy into a walled garden platform. If you make that choice, you voluntarily gave up the ability to run any software you like.
You do have the right to choose an open platform instead.
Hopefully from a vendor that doesn't break its promises.
The interoperability exemption to the DMCA allows users to legally hack their devices to do whatever the user(s) need or want for accessibility purposes.
I guess I should say that folks have those rights in principle, but not in practice.
That's how the US courts have ruled.
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