schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoWhy console makers can legally brick your game consolearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down14cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orgarstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkWhy console makers can legally brick your game consolearstechnica.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orgarstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
minus-squareAatube@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 days agothey can brick your “smart” table, turning it into just wood, just as they can brick your switch, turning it into… a brick
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-216 days agoThrow that brick through their window
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoSounds like we have a lot of work to do for freedom of ownership.
minus-squareAatube@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 days agoextremely hard to overturn the DMCA
they can brick your “smart” table, turning it into just wood, just as they can brick your switch, turning it into… a brick
Throw that brick through their window
Sounds like we have a lot of work to do for freedom of ownership.
extremely hard to overturn the DMCA