He’s pretty clear in the fourth paragraph about one major issue. It only goes on more from there.
> Under Section 1201 of the DMCA, it's a felony to modify your own property in ways that the manufacturer disapproves of, even if your modifications accomplish some totally innocuous, legal, and socially beneficial goal. Not a little felony, either: DMCA 1201 provides for a five year sentence and a $500,000 fine for a first offense.
Isn’t it ironic that it’s posted on medium?
I don't know, I
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I still do.
Alt link: https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/14/sole-and-despotic/#world-... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46618488)
Don't do nostalgia. Ownership is a good thing. Say why. Don't do nostalgia.
He’s pretty clear in the fourth paragraph about one major issue. It only goes on more from there.
> Under Section 1201 of the DMCA, it's a felony to modify your own property in ways that the manufacturer disapproves of, even if your modifications accomplish some totally innocuous, legal, and socially beneficial goal. Not a little felony, either: DMCA 1201 provides for a five year sentence and a $500,000 fine for a first offense.
Nostalgia is the only remaining product tho
Yes! But it's not one of ours, it's one of theirs.
though it isn't what it used to be.
I know--ever since they changed to a subscription model.