Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial

by pabs3 • 2 months ago

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malkamius• 2 months ago

So, hide it behind multiple companies, and you will be fine? Should just share the source code.

rbanffy3• 2 months ago

I think the first thing I'd do would be to reflash the TV and turn it into an X terminal. Or the Wayland equivalent.

RajT882• 2 months ago

Winning this case doesn't do what people think it will do...

They still have the right to lock down the TV using cryptography to prevent unsigned code. That's covered by the DMCA as illegal to circumvent.

rbanffy3• 2 months ago

Not all countries have a DMCA

pabs3• 2 months ago

That sounds like a GPLv2 violation:

f_allwein• 2 months ago

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