A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology’s E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.

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Yeah no that’s not how that works. Else churches could start going around dictating how the Bibles they give out are used? If it’s given or purchased, go fuck yourself, I’m tired of entities trying to claim ownership of things that are no longer physically theirs.

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

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Great channel covering and advocating right to repair, Lewis Rossman

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