Rodster
04-21-2015, 07:18 PM
Intellectual Protection Gone Too Far? I am all for protecting IP and patents, but his is the wrong path to take. However, it is also one of the reasons why I am building my own car. . . .
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/20/automakers-gearheads-car-repairs/
R Thomas
04-21-2015, 09:34 PM
Interesting I would think SEMA would be all over this one. I would certainly hope you couldn't hack my PCM and make my brakes fail, maybe I am naive there, hope not. We need less lawyers and cost accountants and more engineers and technicans and the world would be a better place :cool:
TrickyPete
04-21-2015, 10:14 PM
I think we could use a few less bankers too. Just my 2 cents
tirod
04-22-2015, 07:03 AM
This is much the same process as the comment period the ATF proposed for banning M855 as armor piercing ammo. Comment periods are used by .gov agencies to hear from the public and get a sense of whether it's an overreach or imposes too much. They are meant to offer balance because our Congressmen won't have to be bothered with going back and fixing things that got out of hand.
The problem is the average citizen isn't connected to the working of government and doesn't care. So we get stupid regulations because government bureaucrats will always assert more and more control over things, plus, are more responsive to big corporations, lobbyists, and artificial concepts like "intellectual property."
Said "IP" issues were why the locksmiths of America sued Detroit over ignition key chip programming and lost - which left YOU at the mercy of the dealers in getting a replacement for the last 15 years. And just like having to fork over $100+ for another ignition key, this new IP provision will force hot rodders to have to pay a license fee to access programming on their engine or chassis computer. Same as having to pay the dealer to flash the one you have now - because the auto parts retailers aren't doing it. My employer now requires the customer to supply the needed data like mileage and VIN, and then orders the ECU from the rebuilder at the national level. They no longer do it in house.
Given passage of this kind of regulation, the future hot rodder will have to either illegally hack the ECU himself, or pay a hefty fee for the dealer to do it. And because we have OBD now saddling the system, it could likely report more than a bad sensor, it could report intrusions which could lead to a "fail" on the mandatory emissions testing. As more metros get more cars, and air quality standards get tighter, more cars will fall under the same testing as California. St. Louis County in Missouri now has that problem.
It's not really about accountants, it's about a complete lack of concern about the future and focus on life right now. There ARE people who do nothing more than scheme about controlling things, they aren't confrontational, they are patient like the VC and entrenched like Communists in Italy. They just keep pushing and pushing until they get another win, then another, and it doesn't stop until those affected begin to realize they are the frogs in the pot and the water's getting hot.
Funny how schools teach our children all about the end goals but don't show us how "they" are going to get us there. Maybe if people would start listening to accountants they'd see who's paying for the bill and how it's gotten out of hand.