Techdirt Podcast Episode 44: Why The Freedom To Tinker Matters
from the crack-it-open dept
Last week, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens joined us to discuss DMCA anti-circumvention exceptions, but that’s just one specific facet of a broader issue: the freedom to repair, modify, reverse-engineer and generally tinker with the technology you own. This week Kyle is back to discuss why the freedom to tinker is a vitally important right — and one that is constantly under threat.
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Comments on “Techdirt Podcast Episode 44: Why The Freedom To Tinker Matters”
I have a friend who is a “geeky shirt” afficiando. One of my favorites he wore last weekend:
I void warranties. You can too!
“From an economic perspective, open ecosystems–open innovation–always trumps a controlled ecosystem.” And that’s what the manufacturers are afraid of. If everyone benefits, there may be more total benefit going around, but their own share of it is a lot smaller. As has been noted before, the people who hate free markets the most are the businesspeople who have to compete in them!
Say it with Chris Traeger's voice ..
Every time I think about DMCA, I literally could care less!