Automakers Try To Keep Repair Codes Secret

An anonymous reader writes "Can't get the trouble codes out of your car's computer? Congress wants to help. I think it's odd that they think it's your God-given right to reverse-engineer your car, but not your XBox. Why aren't the automakers bashing these third-party code readers over the head with the DMCA while they still can?" This debate has been going on for several years.

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You still don't get it do you?

[Rupan]

From the post:

"I think it's odd that they think it's your God-given right to reverse-engineer your car, but not your XBox. Why aren't the automakers bashing these third-party code readers over the head with the DMCA while they still can?"

Don't you get it? Laws are not driven by the public interests these days. They are driven by the political forces that give the most money to their constituents. If the issue affects a lot of people's bottom lines, it gets fast-tracked through congress by the special interest groups. What does Joe Rich Boy care if his DVDs are encrypted or his Xbox can't be modded if he can watch movies on his DVD player or play games on his xbox?

Come on, wake up and smell the coffee. The same is true of the police if you think about it.

Re:Or in other words...

[cheekyboy]

Just go there with a paintball gun, but replace the paint with corrosive metal eating/paint eating liquids, and fire that onto their $50k cars at 4am at 100foot distance, if your feeling nasty that is, and if they have no cameras, (though you could cover your plate 2 blocks down)