<![CDATA[This stands on it's own and bears repeating often:]]>This stands on it's own and bears repeating often:

Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping.

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Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

Efforts to use technology to police copyright evolved into companies using copyright law to lock people out of repairing their own devices.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/0e9f51e6-a196-4aab-819d-f98510ad3527/this-stands-on-it-s-own-and-bears-repeating-oftenRSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 12:12:37 GMTSat, 23 May 2026 22:55:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This stands on it's own and bears repeating often: on Sun, 24 May 2026 01:19:01 GMT]]>@mikebabcock "grew out of"... perhaps a brush up on root cause analysis, is in order.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ianrogers/statuses/116626849938241954https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ianrogers/statuses/116626849938241954Sun, 24 May 2026 01:01:42 GMT