![]() ![]() In essence, they state the consumer doesn’t own the software of the product, only the product. It comes down to digital rights management (DRM), or the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA): these two acts made it illegal to circumvent a copy-protection system. What on Earth do copyright laws have to do with tractors? Wait, copyright laws are at the root of this mess!? Copyright Office asking to forbid their customers from modifying the software that operates its machines. John Deere recently submitted a letter to the U.S. Their latest statements have me worried and you should be worried too, even if you don’t farm. ![]() John Deere has been synonymous with farming for as long as I can remember and for good reason: they make a good product. I do not farm, but I have friends and family that make their living farming. I took this assignment because it infuriated me. John Deere tractor owners are so very restricted
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