Big Car figured out that VIN locking - DRM for engine components and subassemblies - can felonize the production and the installation of third-party spare parts:
https://pluralistic.net/2022/05/08/about-those-kill-switched-ukrainian-tractors/
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Cory Doctorow /
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2024-03-12 17:42:45
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2024-03-12 17:42:45Event JSON
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