A purchaser may own a book, but he/she does not have a right to copy the book, to modify the book, or to distribute unauthorized copies to others.”Īs Supreme Court attorney Mark Wilson points out, this was not the best example.
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In fact, Wired magazine ran an article about this very thing, which then prompted a response from John Deere to their dealers stating (among other things) that, “similar to a car or computer, ownership of equipment does not include the right to copy, modify, or distribute software that is embedded in that equipment. John Deere is fundamentally stating that if you tinker with your tractor software to get it running the way you need it to, you are a pirate, and therefore, in violation of the law. In essence, they state the consumer doesn’t own the software of the product, only the product. It comes down to digital rights management (DRM), or the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA): these two acts made it illegal to circumvent a copy-protection system. Wait, copyright laws are at the root of this mess!? What on Earth do copyright laws have to do with tractors? Copyright Office asking to forbid their customers from modifying the software that operates its machines. John Deere recently submitted a letter to the U.S.
Their latest statements have me worried and you should be worried too, even if you don’t farm. John Deere has been synonymous with farming for as long as I can remember and for good reason: they make a good product. I do not farm, but I have friends and family that make their living farming. I took this assignment because it infuriated me. John Deere tractor owners are so very restricted
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