For science! US government says it's OK to hack your car, tablet or smart TV
The Library of Congress just granted a set of copyright
exemptions, giving the owners of smart TV sets and cars the ability to
tinker with their devices without violating copyright law. This will
allow the installation of third-party software.
Copyright Office – a division of the Library of Congress – meets to hear
petitions and review the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA)
provision 1201. The provision is the anti-circumvention part of the law
that had, in the past, made it illegal to ‘unlock’ your smartphone from
its carrier and helped corporations protect copyrighted material.
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