Maveric169
The Voices Talk to Me
- Joined
- 5 Dec 2002
- Messages
- 1,148
It is funny you should mention auto's in this, no the auto maker can't sue you but you can get a BS ticket from the cops for legal moddification.Unwonted said:Auto makers don't get to sue people for modding their cars. I don't see how the courts could possibly declare modding something you bought illegal. Well, maybe if you modded it for illegal purposes. You know, like fitting your Audi with a grenade launcher.
It all boils down to "freedom of use". And in every sector and every industry they are working hard to take that away from you and me. The interesting catch22 to that is, once they succeed, they will then offer you the ability to pay for the right to "freedom of use". This has been happening with the auto industry for years. The only difference is that too many states were not willing to play ball so it became a state issue.
For example, when I live in CA I had a '86 Chevy Camaro and I wanted to drop a 396ci motor in. The state of CA says I cannot do that legally unless I payed the state $350 for a certificate that says that my vechicle meets CA motor vechicle laws and emmissions. If I don't get the certificate, and I try to smog my car, because my car year never offered a 396ci motor they will not smog my car, and therefore I can not get my car registered.
This is a case of paying for "freedom of use".
XBox has done things similar. If you have a chip modded XBOX, you are not able to play on the XBOX Live servers.